Doña Sonia Borrowed a Gun from Her Neighbor Alcides
Everything is surprising in this condensed narrative from the favela: the narrator, Doña Sonia herself, her son, the neighbour and the gun. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Also in this combined programme
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Shorts Teasers Willem de Kooning Academy
Shorts teasers by students from the Willem de Kooning Academy commissioned by the IFFR. Homage to the Arriflex 16mm camera by Freriks & Kalkma
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Bahari
Social friction in Bahari, a poor district in Alexandria. Young student dares to head down the wrong streets.
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Duelo antes da noite
Refined drama about a journey by a boy and a girl that has a great influence on the rest of their lives. Student competition at Cannes in 2011.
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Killing the Chickens to Scare the Monkeys
Meticulous reconstruction of an everyday event in China that culminates in a public execution.
Film details
- Country of production
- Brazil
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2012
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
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