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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Second film, Drama - 104 minutes

Log Line

An elegant dinner brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil. The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country which will run in the upcoming issue. He risks being arrested this very evening. Tensions increase and secrets come to life.

Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Daniela THOMAS
Producer(s) : Beto AMARAL

Synopsis

An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts are the editor of the country's top news magazine and her husband, the company's lawyer, and the occasion is the wedding anniversary of the magazine publisher and his wife, a famous theater actress. The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country, with serious denunciations, which will run in the upcoming issue. He risks being arrested this very evening. As tensions increase with the imminence of prison, secrets come to light revealing the conflict between the ethics sought in public life and the ethics practiced in private life.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Ventana Sur 2018 Video Library


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