Jim Caviezel to play Jair Bolsonaro in ‘heroic’ biopic
Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of cultureJair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president now in prison for plotting a coup, is getting the biopic treatment.Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in Mel...
<p>Actor, who starred in The Passion of the Christ, will play the disgraced ex-Brazilian president in film written by his one-time secretary of culture</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/jair-bolsonaro">Jair Bolsonaro</a>, the former Brazilian president now in prison for plotting a coup, is getting the biopic treatment.</p><p>Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s 2004 film The Passion of the Christ, is reportedly filming a “heroic” portrait of the rightwing ex-politician in secret. Dark Horse, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and written by Mário Frias, who served as secretary of culture under Bolsonaro, <a href="https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/12/7/jim-caviezel-cast-as-jair-bolsonaro-in-upcoming-biopic">started shooting</a> three months ago in Brazil, where Bolsonaro served as president from 2019 until 2023. He was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/25/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-prison">sentenced</a> to 27 years and three months in prison in September 2025 for leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a>, taking power, though his supporters deny the allegations and have compared the prosecution to the “lawfare” allegedly faced by Donald Trump before he was re-elected.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/08/jim-caviezel-jair-bolsonaro-biopic">Continue reading...</a>
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