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A Primeira Morte de Joana

The First Death of Joana
by Cristiane Oliveira
Country: Brazil
Year: 2021
Duration: 91'


Why did aunt Rosa die at 70 years old without ever having dated anyone? As the summer of 2007 ends, a question torments 13-year-old Joana. Encouraged by her friend Carolina, Joana starts an investigation about Rosa's past, between reality and imagination, which will disclose to her the rules and values of her community and the secret which all the women of the family hide. She too will feel that something inside of her is waiting to be disclosed. In the meantime, a huge wind farm is built thereby. A poetic coming of age film in which self-consciousness emerges naturally.

Biography

film director

Cristiane Oliveira

Cristiane Oliveira made her debut in feature film with Mulher do Pai (2016) which premiered at the Berlinale 2017 and consequently won 20 awards (such as the FIPRESCI Award at the Uruguay IFF, Best Screenplay at the Cinema Jove - Valencia IFF and Best Direction and Cinematography at the Rio IFF). She’s currently working on her third feature film Until the Music Is Over, an Italian-Brazilian co-production which is already selected for the Berlinale Script Station 2021.

Cast

& Credits

Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Cristiane Oliveira, Silvia Lourenço
Montaggio/Editing Tula Anagnostopoulos
Fotografia/Photography Bruno Polidoro
Scenografia/Production Design Adriana Nascimento Borba
Suono/Sound Raul Locatelli, Hudson Vasconcelos, Ricardo Reis
Musica/Music Arthur De Faria
Interpreti/Cast Letícia Kacperski, Isabela Bressane, Joana Vieira, Lisa Gertum Becker, Rosa Campos Velho, Pedro Nambuco, Graciela Caputti, Emílio Speck
Produttore/Producer Aletéia Selonk, Cristiane Oliveira


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