Completed - SPANISH - Musical, Documentary - 75 minutes
Moacir is a Brazilian man who has been living in Argentina for 25 years. He is semi-illiterate and he has spent a large part of his life in psychiatric hospitals This story follows Moacir´s passionate endeavor to fulfill his greatest desire: to make a record of his songs.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Tomás LIPGOT Writer(s) : Javier ZEVALLOS, Tomás LIPGOT Cast : Moacir DOS SANTOS, Sergio PANGARO Producer(s) : Tomás Lipgot
Moacir is a Brazilian man who has been living in Argentina for 25 years. He is semi-illiterate and, despite his lack of any formal musical education, possesses an amazing talent for singing. Moacir is the embodiment of music and can never sit still for long. He is very talkative, a big eater, dances non-stop and laughs heartily. Everything about him is over the top. Sometimes it becomes too much, more than a person can contain in one body or in one mind. That’s why he has spent a large part of his life institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals. At the age of 65 and with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, Moacir seemed to be just another case of a helpless patient. However, after 15 years of being hospitalized, he is granted his freedom and leaves the Borda Psychiatric Hospital. This story follows Moacir´s passionate endeavor to fulfill his greatest desire: to make a record of his songs, which have been lost for more than 25 years. All the while fighting against the threat of mental illness and social alienation. This is a tale riddled with stridency, music, dance, confrontations, chaos, humor and charm.
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA Start of shooting : April 2011