Obra
(Obra)
Gregório Graziosi | Drama, Fiction
2013 | 80 minutes | Brazil
In the heavily populated city of São Paulo, a young architect discovers a clandestine cemetery underneath the construction site of his latest project.
Synopsis
In the heavily populated city of São Paulo, a young architect discovers a clandestine cemetery underneath the construction site of his latest project. The cementery may be linked to his family, which was close to Brazil’s military dictatorship; making him struggle with his conscience and question his own heritage. Gregorio Graziosi’s debut tackles the troubled relationship between an architect and his family’s violent past
Reviews
"A sad meditation on rebuilding, new beginnings, and the weight of the past." — Pablo Villaça, Cinema em Cena
Citation
Main credits
Graziosi, Gregorio (film director)
Graziosi, Gregorio (screenwriter)
Gregori, Paolo (screenwriter)
Carvalhosa, Zita (film producer)
Santos, Irandhir (actor)
Andrade, Júlio (actor)
Peploe, Lola (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, André S. Brandão; editor, Gabriel Vieira de Mello.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Family
Fascism + Repression
Political Science
Religion + Spirituality
Sociology
South America
Urban Studies
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival; Rio International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Award
DIRECTOR: Gregório Graziosi
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2013
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Black and white
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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