Burning Night
(Breve miragem de sol)
Eryk Rocha | Drama, Fiction
2019 | 98 minutes | Brazil, France, Argentina
Along with the lonely cab driver Paulo, the night and Rio de Janeiro are the main protagonists of the new film by Eryk Rocha (awarded at Cannes'16 for Cinema Novo).
Synopsis
Paulo starts driving a cab to pay his bills and to cover child support for his son. Passengers' stories intertwine with his own while he drives at night through Rio de Janeiro - a chaotic city in permanent reinvention. Even though each passenger has a different destination, Paulo is always the one steering the wheel, hoping for better days in a city falling apart.
Eryk Rocha's edgy, impressionistic chronicle of the nocturnal encounters of a Rio cab driver vividly captures the strange unpredictability of a rapidly changing world.
Reviews
"There is plenty to like here, with Rocha delicately merging art and life to deliver a poignant and persuasive piece about loneliness, survival, and the quest for reinvention." Donna, Frankly, My Dear UK
"Burning Night is seen, heard, and acted like few other Latin American movies." - Javier Porta Fouz, La Nación
Citation
Main credits
Rocha, Eryk (film director)
Rocha, Eryk (screenwriter)
Rocha, Eryk (film producer)
Andrade, Fábio (screenwriter)
Ariani, Julia (screenwriter)
Boliveira, Fabrício (actor)
Colen, Bárbara (actor)
Jay, Cadu N. (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Miguel Vassy; editing, Renato Vallone.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Afro-Latin Studies
Economics + Social Class Issues
Family
Labor Studies
Latin American Studies
South America
Urban Studies
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing; IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival - Best Feature Film; BFI London Film Festival
DIRECTOR: Eryk Rocha
NATIONALITY: Brazil, France, Argentina
YEAR: 2019
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Portuguese; Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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