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Sofá

2019 · 67 min

A quiet, downbeat slice of life that drifts between bureaucratic struggle and stubborn resilience, asking patience and rewarding it with a low-key ache.

Directed by: Bruno Safadi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Chay Suede, Ingrid Guimarães, Nizo Neto

Overview: Joana D'Arc, a former public school teacher in Rio de Janeiro, tries to recover her home, lost to the City Hall. The trajectory is shared by the pirate fisherman Pharaó, from Guanabara Bay.

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Directed by: Bruno Safadi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Chay Suede, Ingrid Guimarães, Nizo Neto

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
justice
survival
power
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Bruno Safadi
Written by: Bruno Safadi
Starring: Chay Suede, Ingrid Guimarães, Nizo Neto, João Pedro Zappa, Laura Neiva, Guilherme Piva, Bruce Gomlevsky, Ravel Andrade
Music: Marcio Biaso
Cinematography: Azul Serra
Runtime: 67 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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