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Material Bruto

2006 · 16 min

A slow, unsettling drift through institutional corridors, blending raw reality with fragile inner worlds, leaving a quiet ache.

Directed by
Ricardo Alves Jr.
Overview
Nausea Woman walks in the hallways. From the inside Hair Man, Man Cigarette and Man Music wait for the moment of escape, an instant to leave itself. "Material Bruto" was filmed with users of the public mental health network in the city of Belo Horizonte.

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Directed by
Ricardo Alves Jr.
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • madness
  • identity
  • freedom
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Directed by
Ricardo Alves Jr.
Runtime
16 min
Country
Brazil

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