Brazil in 1821, shortly before independence. Like many of his countrymen mine owner Antonio lives on his estate with a group of slaves and breeds cattle. Having lost his wife and child during the child’s birth he marries Beatriz, his late wife’s twelve-year-old niece. He dedicates himself to his cattle, leaving her alone with the slaves. Determined to find her place in this community, self-confident Beatriz manages to shake up the balance of power characterised by violence, bullying, sexual assault and miscommunication.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 56 min.
- Country, year
- Brazil, Portugal, 2017
- Genre
- Drama, Adventure
- Language
- Portuguese
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Daniela Thomas
- Screenplay
- Daniela Thomas, Beto Amaral
- Producers
- Beto Amaral, Maria Ionescu, Sara Silveira
- Cinematography
- Inti Briones
- Cast
- Adriano Carvalho, Luana Nastas, Sandra Corveloni
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Berlin International Film Festival
Director
Daniela Thomas
Daniela Thomas began her carrer in the early 1980s at La MaMa Experimental Theater in New York. She then returned to Brazil and worked as a writer and co-director with Walter Salles on the feature films "Foreign Land" (1995), "Midnight" (Locarno Film Festival Official Competition, 1998) and “Linha de Passe” (Cannes Film Festival Official Competition, 2008). Alongside her film work she is also a theatre director and writer, designs opera and theatre sets, exhibitions and installations.
