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Rodantes

2019 · 90 min

A slow, somber mosaic of marginalized lives, offering quiet empathy and a lingering sense of hardship.

Directed by
Leandro Lara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonathan Well, Kauan Barbosa, Caroline Abras
Overview
A film that chronicles the lives of Tatiane, who leaves São Paulo trying to rebuild her life; Odair, a young man exploring his sexuality after leaving his parental home; and Henry, a Haitian immigrant struggling to survive amid Brazil’s poverty. As chaos unfolds in Rondônia, their paths will cross.

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Directed by
Leandro Lara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonathan Well, Kauan Barbosa, Caroline Abras
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • identity
  • immigration
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Leandro Lara
Written by
Lucas Camargo de Barros
Starring
Jonathan Well, Kauan Barbosa, Caroline Abras, Felix Smith, Lívia Deschermayer, Angetona Dorgilus, Luis Felipe, Clara Choveaux
Cinematography
Adolpho Veloso
Runtime
90 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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