Fraud Fighters Summit presented by Juan O Savin and Matt Meck features a Worldwide Premier of “Dark Horse” (movie) about the true story of deep state cabal crimes in Brazil. Starring Jim Caviezel as Jair Bolsonaro, the legitimate leader of Brazil.
Dark Horse is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Nowrasteh, based on a story by Mário Frias. It follows the political career of former President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro during the 2018 presidential election and a subsequent stabbing attack. Jim Caviezel stars as Bolsonaro alongside Marcus Ornellas, Sérgio Barreto and Eddy Finlay.
Premise
The film chronicles the political ascension of Jair Bolsonaro during his 2018 presidential campaign, focusing on his assassination attempt in Juíz de Fora, Minas Gerais. It portrays Bolsonaro as an electoral “dark horse”, chronicling his hospital recovery, electoral debates and his marriage to Michelle de Paula. It includes a flashback scene portraying a young Bolsonaro as a Brazilian Army officer taking part in military operations targeting drug trafficking.
The plot suggests that Bolsonaro had been a target of a conspiracy between left-wing groups and criminal organizations. Besides the attack perpetrated by Adélio Barba, the story includes other supposed assassination attempts occurred while Bolsonaro recovers at the hospital. A fictional antagonist is introduced, portraying an influential drug dealer that Bolsonaro had helped arrest in his Army years. According to newspaper Metrópoles, the screenplay mentions action scenes set in the Amazon rainforest, involving a battle between drug cartels, indigenous peoples and shamans.
Cast
- Jim Caviezel as Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian reformed Army Captain, congressman and presidential candidate
- Marcus Ornellas as Flávio Bolsonaro, state representative for Rio de Janeiro and Bolsonaro’s eldest son
- Sérgio Barreto as Carlos Bolsonaro, councillor of Rio de Janeiro and Bolsonaro’s second son
- Eddy Finlay as Eduardo Bolsonaro, Brazilian congressman and Bolsonaro’s youngest son
- Camille Guaty as Michelle Bolsonaro, Bolsonaro’s current wife
- Mário Frias as Dr. Álvaro
- Lynn Collins as Lara Clarke
- Esai Morales as Paulo Pontes
- Felipe Folgosi as Lieutenant Ramos
- Charles Paraventi as Carvalho
- Tank Jones as Hugo Betão
- Vanessa Machado as an electoral debate candidate
- Bianka Fernandes as a talk show host
Production
Development
Dark Horse was directed by Iranian-American filmmaker Cyrus Nowrasteh from a screenplay he co-wrote with his son Mark Nowrasteh, based on “Capitão do Povo” (lit. ’People’s Captain’), a story by São Paulo congressman Mário Frias, who was appointed Secretary of Culture in the first Bolsonaro administration. The production is headed by Eduardo Verástegui, known for producing Sound of Freedom.
Filming
Filming began in October 2025 at Indianópolis Hospital in São Paulo. Actor Jim Caviezel, known for portraying Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ, spent approximately three months in Brazil filming in different regions before filming moved to the United States and Mexico. One of the locations was the Latin America Memorial in São Paulo, between 19 and 22 November 2025, with a payment of R$125,921.36 to the State Government of São Paulo for image usage rights.
The film was entirely shot in English, aiming to reach an international audience by reconstructing the political career of Bolsonaro, who was tried and convicted of the coup d’état attempt and is currently imprisoned.
Source: Wikipedia