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A muddily solemn study of refugees at an Amazonian intersection of nationalities — and other existential states — turns quite literally luminous in “Los Silencios,” a sensitively observed, patience-rewarding sophomore feature from Brazilian writer-director Beatriz Seigner. Though the ongoing tragedy of the Colombian armed conflict weighs heavily on this intimate portrait of a family riven by it, Seigner’s film isn’t politically portentous. Instead, it uses topical scene-setting for a more lyrical meditation on the liminal nature of refugee identity, drifting into the supernatural to ponder the everyday struggle of living with death in more ways than one. Modest in form but enlarged with strength of feeling and increasingly striking visuals, this Cannes Directors’ Fortnight highlight isn’t an obvious commercial play, but should accumulate boutique distributor interest as it moves calmly through the festival circuit.

After Seigner’s jaunty 2010 debut “Bollywood Dream,” which followed a trio of Brazilian actresses attempting...

Rust Trailer Aly Muritiba‘s Rust (2018) movie trailer stars Tifanny Dopke, Giovanni de Lorenzi, Enrique Diaz, Clarissa Kiste, and Dudah Azevedo. Rust‘s plot synopsis: “Tati and Renet are high school students who share an instant connection over social media that deepens during a class trip. Their nascent relationship screeches to a halt [...]

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"I just want to disappear." The first official trailer has debuted for an indie drama from Brazil titled Rust, which is currently premiering at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival this month in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition category. Directed by Aly Muritiba, the film deals with a group of high school teens and a case of sexual abuse that gets even worse when a private video leaks to the entire school. The film specifically focuses on the brewing relationship between teens Tati and Renet, as well as their home lives. The film's cast is lead by Giovanni de Lorenzi, Tifanny Dopke, Enrique Diaz, and Clarissa Kiste. This looks like a very strong drama from Brazil addressing a very important topic of the times - and how everything gets even crazier when it's spread among teens in high school. Seems like it's worth catching at the festival. Here's the first official trailer for Aly Muritiba's Rust,...

The team behind the Netflix series Narcos has developed a new crime thriller series that is coming out called The Mechanism and today we have the first trailer to share with you. The series was inspired by real events that took place in Brazil and this is the synopsis that came along with the trailer:

Get ready to join a small group of dogged investigators on the hunt to discover the inner workings of the biggest corruption scheme of all time and the impact their pursuit will have on everyone involved - including themselves.

The Mechanism looks like an interesting and intense show that I'll definitely be checking out. It comes from José Padilha (Narcos, Elite Squad 1 & 2, RoboCop) and Elena Soarez (Filhos do Carnaval, Eu Tu Eles, Casa de Areia).

The series stars Selton Mello as Marco Ruffo, a retired federal police deputy obsessed with the case at hand; Carol Abras as Verena Cardoni,...

While the Sundance Film Festival is becoming known as the place where the next awards season favorites are found, it’s also a terrific platform for world cinema. Some of our favorite foreign film have been discovered in Park City, and the Brazilian picture “Rust” looks like one that can’t be missed this year at Sundance. Today, we’re excited to debut the exclusive trailer for the movie.

Directed by Aly Muritiba, and starring Giovanni De Lorenzi, Tifanny Dopke, Enrique Diaz, Clarissa Kiste, Dudah Azevedo, and Pedro Inoue, the story follows a teenager whose world changes when an intimate video leaks to her entire school.

Continue reading ‘Rust’ Trailer: Worlds Crumble When An Intimate Video Leaks [Sundance Exclusive] at The Playlist.