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

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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.


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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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