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Cerro Negro

2012 · 22 min

A quiet, patient slice of hard lives told twice over, asking you to sit with its silences and small separations.

Directed by
João Salaviza
Genres
Drama
Starring
Allison Silva, Anajara Amarante, Iuri Jardim
Overview
Developing from an idea of diptych, the story of Anajara and Allison is told from two perspectives in continuity. If late night work complicates the life of one of them, the incarceration in jail of the other determines a cycle of separation. Salaviza's skill to direct amateur actors is showed in this film, one of his more precise works.

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Directed by
João Salaviza
Genres
Drama
Starring
Allison Silva, Anajara Amarante, Iuri Jardim
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • work
    • survival
    • family
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    João Salaviza
    Written by
    João Salaviza
    Starring
    Allison Silva, Anajara Amarante, Iuri Jardim, Rosa Santos
    Cinematography
    Vasco Viana
    Runtime
    22 min
    Country
    Portugal
    Languages
    Portuguese

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