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Sol Alegria

2018 · 91 min

A wild, satirical road trip through a surreal, queer revolutionary Brazil, equal parts absurd comedy and political provocation.

Directed by
Mariah Teixeira, Tavinho Teixeira
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Mariah Teixeira, Joana Medeiros, Mauro Soares
Overview
While the country is under the yoke of a military junta and corrupt priests preach the apocalypse, a lawless, eccentric family – a kind of Bonnie & Clyde with kids – trek through the Brazilian interior. Their first aim is to deliver a consignment of weapons to a group of militant nuns who have withdrawn to the jungle, living off the income from their cannabis plantation. As gay , bi, trans, the converts so organized to make revolution.

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Directed by
Mariah Teixeira, Tavinho Teixeira
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Mariah Teixeira, Joana Medeiros, Mauro Soares
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • rebellion
  • family
  • sexuality
  • politics
  • freedom
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Mariah Teixeira, Tavinho Teixeira
Written by
Tavinho Teixeira
Starring
Mariah Teixeira, Joana Medeiros, Mauro Soares, Tavinho Teixeira, Everaldo Pontes, Ney Matogrosso, Vera Valdez, Leonardo Mouramateus
Cinematography
Ivo Lopes Araújo
Runtime
91 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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