The film also features Adriana Esteves, Bruno Gagliasso and Humberto Carrão.

[13] Marighella debuted at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2019, but did not compete for the Golden Bear Award.

As of October 2021[update], 88% of the eight reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.

"[17] The movie was subject to politicized ratings on IMDb, leading the website to note that "unusual voting activity [had been detected]... An alternate weighting calculation has been applied.

This distribution suggests that the majority of evaluations were based on ideology rather than cinematic quality; IMDb removed the activists' "critiques.