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Castanha

2014 · 95 min

A slow, haunting character study that blurs performance and reality, leaving a lingering sense of unease and quiet sorrow.

Directed by
Davi Pretto
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Carlos Castanha, Celina Castanha, Zé Adão Barbosa
Overview
Joao is a 50 year old actor who lives with his 72 year old mother, Celina. He spends his time between his work at night as a crossdresser in small gay bars and his parts in small plays, movies and TV shows. Tormented and haunted by ghosts from his past, day after day Joao starts to merge the reality in which he lived with the fiction he is interpreting.

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Directed by
Davi Pretto
Genres
Drama
Starring
João Carlos Castanha, Celina Castanha, Zé Adão Barbosa
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
  • family
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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