Avanti Popolo (2012 film)

Avanti Popolo is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Michael Wahrmann. It was selected for the Rotterdam and Rome festivals in 2013, awarded for best film at the CinemaXXI competition.[1]

Avanti Popolo
Directed byMichael Wahrmann
StarringAndré Gatti
Carlos Reichenbach
Eduardo Valente
CinematographyRodrigo Pastoriza
Edited byRicardo Alves Jr.
Fellipe Barbosa
Production
company
Dezenove Som e Imagem
FiGa Films
Sancho Filmes
Distributed byVitrine Filmes
Release date
  • November 17, 2012 (2012-11-17) (Italy)
  • January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27) (IFFR)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The film mixes fiction and documentary, following the story of André Gatti, a researcher who rescues some Super 8 footage shot by his brother in 1970, while in the resistance against the dictatorship, trying to revive the memory of their father, who has been waiting for his missing son for the last 30 years.[2]

Cast

  • André Gatti as André, the son
  • Carlos Reichenbach as The Father
  • Eduardo Valente as Taxi driver
  • Marcos Bertoni as Super 8mm technician
  • Paulo Rigazzi as Neighbour
  • Mariah da Penha as Lady in bus station
  • Júlio Martí as Missing son
  • Michael Wahrmann as Radio presentation
  • Estopinha as Baleia, the dog

References

  1. "Avanti Popolo : Curiosidades". AdoroCinema. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  2. Hessel, Marcelo (2012-11-17). "Filme brasileiro Avanti Popolo vence mostra no Festival de Roma". Omelete. Retrieved 2013-09-09.


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