Dirty Hearts
| Dirty Hearts | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vicente Amorim |
| Screenplay by | David França Mendes |
| Based on | Corações Sujos by Fernando Morais |
| Produced by | Vicente Amorim| João Daniel Tikhomiroff Gil Ribeiro Michel Tikhomiroff |
| Starring | Tsuyoshi Ihara Takako Tokiwa Eiji Okuda Shun Sugata Kimiko Yo Eduardo Moscovis Celine Fukumoto |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Monte |
| Edited by | Diana Vasconcellos |
| Music by | Akihiko Matsumoto |
| Distributed by | Downtown Filmes |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese Japanese |
| Budget | R$8 million |
Dirty Hearts (汚れた心, Kegareta Kokoro; Brazilian Portuguese: Corações Sujos) is a 2011 Brazilian historical drama-thriller film directed by Vicente Amorim. It is based on the true story of Shindo Renmei, a pro-Imperial Japan terrorist organization composed of Japanese immigrants in Brazil, which refused to accept Japanese surrender in World War II. The film stars Tsuyoshi Ihara, Takako Tokiwa, Eiji Okuda, Shun Sugata, Kimiko Yo, and Eduardo Moscovis. It is based on a 2000 non-fiction book by journalist Fernando Morais.
The film was premiered at Festival do Rio on October 13, 2011, and was released in Brazil on August 17, 2012. It received positive reviews and won Brazilian Academy Film Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Art Direction, out of 10 nominations.