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I Will Raffle Off My Heart

2012 · 78 min

A warm, melancholic immersion into heartfelt music and the lives of its working-class fans, full of longing and resilience.

Directed by: Ana Rieper
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Agnaldo Timóteo, Amado Batista, Lindomar Castilho

Overview: Vou Rifar Meu Coração is a documentary about the performers and the followers of Brazilian romantic music – also known as brega (kitsch), often called "cheesy" by critics and the wealthy elite. Frequently associated with bad taste and poor quality, the style is admired by the lower working class, or unemployed population, originally from rural origins, banished to the cities in search of work and a better life. Using the music as a catalyst, this documentary shows the sentiments, love, suffering and sexuality of the fans and their idols, creating a scenario that reveals their practices and desires.

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Directed by: Ana Rieper
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Agnaldo Timóteo, Amado Batista, Lindomar Castilho

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
identity
isolation
music
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	6
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Ana Rieper
Starring: Agnaldo Timóteo, Amado Batista, Lindomar Castilho, Nelson Ned, Odair José, Walter de Afogados, Wando
Runtime: 78 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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