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Carreiras

2005 · 74 min

A slow, uneasy night of self-destruction, watching a woman unravel in real time with quiet tension and sadness.

Directed by: Domingos de Oliveira
Genres: Drama
Starring: Priscilla Rozenbaum, Domingos de Oliveira, Paulo Carvalho

Overview: Ana Laura is a 40 year-old, good looking and well-informed TV News Anchor who's also a cocaine addict. Facing her career decline as the channel she works in starts to give more space to younger professionals, she faces a night of unusual events as she dives further into drug abuse.

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Directed by: Domingos de Oliveira
Genres: Drama
Starring: Priscilla Rozenbaum, Domingos de Oliveira, Paulo Carvalho

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
identity
isolation
ambition
aging
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Domingos de Oliveira
Written by: Domingos de Oliveira
Starring: Priscilla Rozenbaum, Domingos de Oliveira, Paulo Carvalho, Fábio Florentino, Jorge Jerônimo dos Santos, Maria Ribeiro, Camila Amado, Beto Ortigão
Music: Joaquim Assis
Cinematography: Dib Lutfi
Runtime: 74 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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