Fogaréu

Directed by Flávia Neves

2022

Drama

100 min

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Brazil France

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Synopsis

On the frontier between the real and the fantastic, the colonial times and the overwhelming modernity of agribusiness, the town of Goiás is the stage where the young Fernanda is faced with secrets about her past. Following the death of her foster mother, she goes back to her wealthy uncle's house to implode certainties and let the painful truth about her origins surface.

Festival Selections

The Panorama Audience Award 3rd

International Releases

Brazil - ARTHOUSE

Press Reviews

"Fogaréu touches on the dynamics of the agrobusiness in Brazil. A must-see" O Globo "With touches of film noir blended with folkloric and fantasy elements... A creative and exciting addition to the Berlinale Panorama line-up" Variety

Festivals

2022

  • Berlin International Film Festival | Panorama selection
  • Festival International du Film Fantastique de Neuchâtel |
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara |
  • Edinburgh International Film Festival |

About the Director

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Flávia Neves

Flávia Neves graduated in Cinema and Literature from the Fluminense Federal University and studied screenwriting and Meisner Technique at the EICTV (Escuela Internacional de Cine e TV), in Cuba. At 16, she directed her first short film, Liberdade, screened at FICA (International Environmental Film Festival). She has also worked as an assistant director and producer on short films and documentaries for cinema and TV, before and during her university studies. In 2019, she directed and scripted the series Amanajé, O Mensageiro do Futuro, aired by TV CULTURA. Fogaréu is her fiction feature debut. Currently, Flávia is developing her second feature film, Tempo do Poder, with the support of Ibermedia. With this project, she participated in a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts, in Paris, with a scholarship granted by the Institut Français and by the Paradiso Project.

Filmography

Cast & Crew

Cast:
Bárbara Colen, Eucir de Souza, Allan Jacinto Santana, Timothy Wilson, Kelly Crifer, Nena Inoue, Vilminha Chaves, Fernanda Vianna, Vilma Montenegro
Script:
Melanie Dimantas, Flávia Neves
Cinematographer:
Luciana Baseggio, Glauco Firpo
Editor:
Will Domingos, Waldir Xavier
Sound design & mix:
Waldir Xavier
Music:
Fernando Aranha
Producer:
Mayra Auad, Vania Catani, Tarcila Jacob, Thomas Sparfel, Nathalie Mesuret
Production Company:
Bananeira Filmes, MyMama, Blue Monday

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