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THE MOVIE OF MY LIFE (O FILME DA MINHA VIDA)
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Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE, FRENCH - Drama - 80 minutes

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The South of Brazil. The 1960s. The young Tony Terranova must deal with a rite of passage, his first love and the absence of his father, who abandoned him. Now it's time for him to put things together and become the protagonist of his own story. Based on the novel “A distant father”.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2014 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Selton MELLO
Writer(s) : Marcelo VINDICATTO, Selton MELLO
Cast : Selton MELLO, Vincent CASSEL, Johnny MASSARO, Bruna LINZMEYER, Rolando BOLDRIN, Ondina CLAIS, Beatriz ARANTES, João PRATES, Erika JANUZA, Martha NOWILL, Antonio SKÁRMETA

Producer(s) : Vania CATANI (BANANEIRA FILMES)

Synopsis

The South of Brazil, 1963. The son of a Frenchman and a Brazilian woman, Tony Terranova is a young man who nurtures a deep passion for cinema and poetry. As he returns to Remanso from school, he must deal with rites of passage, his first love and the absence of his father, who abandoned him. Now it's time for him to put things together and become the protagonist of his own story. Based on the novel “A distant father”, by Antonio Skármeta.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Rome FF 2017
nuevo cine latinoamericano de la habana 2017
Hollywood Brasilian Film Festival 2017
Guadalajara FICG 2018


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