Filhos do mangue

A violent and disturbed man is found wounded and suffering from amnesia in a coastal community. When he is accused of theft by the fishermen, they try in vain to make him regain his memory in order to recover the stolen money. In a popular trial, a conspiracy is uncovered involving embezzlement of public funds, prostitution, domestic and gender-based violence. Sentenced to isolation, he seeks a new meaning in life.

Eliane Caffé

Eliane Dias Caffé Alves (São Paulo) est une cinéaste brésilienne. Elle a réalisé les films Narradores de Javé et Era o Hotel Cambridge. Eliane Caffé a obtenu un diplôme en Psychologie à l’Université Pontificale Catholique de São Paulo en 1985 et réalisé une maîtrise à l’Institut Esthétique et Théorique des Arts de l’Université Autonome de Madrid (1991-1992) puis à San Antonio de Los Baños à Cuba.

Filmography

Era o Hotel Cambridge (2016) Long-métrage fiction
Prix du Public et Prix de la Critique, Festival de Rio de Janeiro ; Mention Spéciale, Festival de San Sebastián ; Prix Cinéma en Construction, Toulouse (2015)

Os Narradores de Javé (2003) Long-métrage fiction
Sélectionné au Festival de Rotterdam ; Prix Spécial du Jury, Festival de Fribourg, Suisse ; Prix du Meilleur Film, Festival de Bruxelles

Kenoma (1998) Long-métrage fiction
Prix du Meilleur Film, Festival de Biarritz

Production notes

In 2019 I looked for filming locations in the northeast of Brazil went to Barra de Cunhaú in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and this search ended on the first day. Beautiful beaches, mangroves, a fishing village and residents who embraced the idea from the first moment. I found all the elements present in the plot. The feature film Filhos do Mangue crudely exposes riverside labor exploitation, denouncing a situation of domestic violence and child prostitution.

Support

The film has been entirely produced with public resources from ANCINE’s Fundo Setorial (BRDE), in addition to private sponsors.

Original title
Filhos do mangue
Direction
Eliane Caffé
Country
Brésil
Année
2024
Scenario
Luis Alberto Abreu, Eliane Caffé
Picture
Pedro Rocha
Cutting
Eliane Caffé
Music
Thomas Rohrer
Actors
Felipe Camargo (Pedro Chão), Titina Medeiros (Vina), Thiago Justino (David), Genilda Maria (Das Luzes), Roney Villela (Josivaldo), Jeneffer Setti (Guida), Luana Cavalcante (Levina), Pequena Cintilante (Selene), Jurema Terra (Rosaluna)
Spoken language
Array
Production
Pé na Estrada Filmes