Araby

A quiet, unhurried immersion into a worker's memories, blending hardship and tenderness with a documentary-like intimacy.

Directed by

Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans

Genres

Drama

Starring

Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari, Gláucia Vandeveld

Overview

André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As André reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Work, class, survival, memory

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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