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Cartaz de Onde fica Nova Esperança?: um homem aponta uma arma na floresta, com outros personagens ao redor

Feature film · 2022

Onde fica Nova Esperança?

Where's New Hope?

Fiction feature · 101 min

Slave labour in the Amazon, told through five intertwined stories.

  • Best Brazilian feature · FestAlter
  • 7 awards
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Synopsis

Behind beautiful beaches and lush landscapes, the town of Nova Esperança reveals a cruel reality. In the largest rainforest in the world, Edmilson, Rubens, Ivonete and Alex, victims of forced labour, endure degrading conditions to survive, while Moacir, son of the richest man in town, remains oblivious.

The characters are inspired by real stories. The first feature by Thiago Foresti and Renan Montenegro, derived from the series Invisible City.

Credits

Director
Thiago Foresti and Renan Montenegro
Screenplay
Thiago Foresti
Editing
Daniel Sena
Original music
Sascha Kratzer and Rafael Maklon
Cast
Romeu Benedicto, Sandro Lucose, Enzo Gabriel; participação de André De Biase and Patrycia Travassos
Funding
FAC-DF

Awards

  • Alter do Chão Film Festival (FestAlter), 2022: best Brazilian feature
  • 9th Caruaru Film Festival, 2022: best cinematography, best production design and best actor (Enzo Gabriel)
  • Makizhmithran International Film Festival, India, 2022: Best Debut Feature Film
  • Navy International Film Festival, Malaysia, 2022: Best International Feature Film
  • Better Earth International Film Festival, India, 2022: Best Narrative Feature

Selections

  • 9th Caruaru Film Festival, 2022 (premiere)
  • 8th Pan-Amazonian Film Festival, Amazônia (Fi)DOC, 2022
  • 5th Mostra Sesc de Cinema, Panorama DF, 2022
  • Best International Film Festival, Bucharest, 2022
  • 2nd Serra da Ibiapaba Film Festival, 2023

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