Archive of films Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures / Cinema, aspirinas e urubus

Brazil
2005, 99 min

Section: Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2006

A road-movie from north-eastern Brazil. It is the year 1942 and aspirin is as new to the local inhabitants as the film screenings the young German Johann uses to sell the product. When Johann hires a local villager, Ranulpho, as his assistant, the story of an unusual friendship unfolds…

Synopsis

A dry, arid, barren landscape. A small village deep inside north-eastern Brazil. Vultures circle above. It is the year 1942 and aspirin is as new to the local inhabitants as the film screenings the young German Johann uses to sell the product. As Johann drives from one village to another, the war in Europe seems far away. On the road he gives a lift to the local villager Ranulpho. You could hardly find two people more different. But Ranulpho soon becomes Johann’s assistant and the story of an unusual friendship starts to unfold. However, this exotic road movie with its convincing atmosphere soon becomes a powerful drama: Brazil enters the war with Germany and Johann suddenly finds himself the enemy…

About the director

Marcelo Gomes (Recife, Brazil) studied TV journalism, then he continued his studies at Bristol University’s Film School, UK. He produced a number of videos back in Brazil. His first short film Maracatu, Maracatus (1995) received several awards. In 1996, he produced Punk, Rock, Hard Core, a documentary about pop music and Brazilian youth. In 1997, he directed Expresso Brasil, a documentary television series about Brazilian culture, lifestyle and tourism. His second short film, Clandestina Felicidade won fourteen awards in several film festivals. His feature debut Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures (2005) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

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About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section:	Forum of Independents - Competition

Director:	Marcelo Gomes
Screenplay:	Marcelo Gomes, Paulo Caldas, Karim Ainouz
Dir. of Photography:	Mauro Pinheiro jr.
Music:	Tomás Alves de Souza
Editor:	Karen Harley
Producer:	Sara Silveira, Maria Ionescu, Joao Vieira Jr.
Production:	Dezenove Som e Imagens
Cast:	Peter Ketnath, Joao Miguel, Hermila Guedes, Oswaldo Mil, Irandhir, Fabiana Pirro, Verônica Cavalcanti, Daniela Câmera, Paula Francinete, Sandro Guerra, Madalena Accioly, Arílson Lopes, José Leite, Zezita Matos, Francisco Figueiredo, Mano Fialho, Lúcia do Acordeon, Jorge Clésio, Nanego Lira
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