KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO | BRAZIL | 2012 | 131 MIN | NR | PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH
After a series of petty crimes rattles the affluent residents of a Brazilian coastal town, a private security firm moves in (much to everyone’s dismay) in Mendonça Filho’s thrilling, odd, and invigorating narrative debut about a community divided.
Cast: Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, W.J. Solha
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's Director Series - PICTURES OF BRAZIL: KLEBER MENDONÇA FILHO
No filmmaker working today captures the resilience of the human spirit and deeply-seated bonds of a culture quite like Recife, Brazil’s own world-renowned Kleber Mendonça Filho. Across his range of work, the director, film critic, and avid Letterboxd user explores the power an individual or community can possess when defying oppression.
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