Waiting for the Carnival

A patient, observational look at grinding labor and the brief joy that punctuates it, quietly sad and quietly alive.

Directed by

Marcelo Gomes

Genres

Documentary

Overview

A documentary film about the Brazilian town of Toritama, the self-proclaimed capital of jeans. The workers of the city’s self-managed small businesses only get one real break from their self-exploiting lives in the textile business: the annual Carnival.

How it feels

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

About

Work, class, survival, identity

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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