FACTS
Historical Thriller, 140 minutes, upcoming
Director / Writer: Kléber Mendonça Filho
Producers: Cinemascópio (BR), mk2 Productions (FR), One Two Films (DE), Lemming Film (NL)
Cast: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Irandhir Santos, Udo Kier, Hermila Guedes
Distribution DE: Port au Prince
World Sales: mk2
LOGLINE
Under the threatening specter of 1977 Brazil, we meet Armando, a man in his 40s who recently moved to Recife, on the northeastern coast of Brazil, to escape a violent past.
DIRECTOR: Kléber Mendonça Filho
Kléber Mendonça Filho, born in Recife in 1968, studied journalism at the Federal University of Pernambuco and spent years as a film critic and programmer. His debut film, NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS (2012), premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival, won 32 awards, and represented Brazil at the 2014 Oscars. His second film, AQUARIUS (2016), world premiered in Cannes Competition and became a hit, licensed in over 100 countries. In 2019, he co-directed BACURAU, which won the Cannes Jury Prize. His fifth film, PICTURES OF GHOSTS also premiered at Cannes in 2023 and was chosen as Brazil’s Oscar entry.
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