The Assailant is a 2009 Portuguese-language Action Biography movie written by Patricia Andrade, Bráulio Tavares, João Daniel Tikhomiroff, Patr Cia Andrade, Br Ulio Tavares and Jo O Daniel Tikhomiroff. The movie is directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff and Jo O Daniel Tikhomiroff. The Assailant was produced under the production house RT2A Produ es Cinematogr ficas. Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, Besouro spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission. The assailant stars A Lton Carmo, J Ssica Barbosa, Fl Vio Rocha, Irandhir Santos, Aílton Carmo, Jéssica Barbosa and Miguel Lunardi. Cinematography was done by Enrique Chediak and editing by Gustavo Giani. The movie has a running time of 95 minutes. It was released on 30th October 2009. The Assailant was made on a budget of $10 million and at the box office it grossed only $3 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Sony Pictures.