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Terra Nova

2021 · 22 min

A quiet, patient slice of pandemic-era life, following two sisters through bureaucratic frustration with a low-key, human-scale intimacy.

Directed by
Diego Bauer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karol Medeiros, Isabela Catão, Diego Bauer
Overview
Manaus, April 2020. Karoline is a theater actress who decides to go to a Caixa branch to request her emergency assistance. She is accompanied by her sister who is going to try to get her job back.

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Directed by
Diego Bauer
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karol Medeiros, Isabela Catão, Diego Bauer
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • work
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Diego Bauer
    Written by
    Diego Bauer
    Starring
    Karol Medeiros, Isabela Catão, Diego Bauer, Ítalo Almeida, Ana Carolina Souza, Glória Vieira, Izabela Garcia
    Cinematography
    César Nogueira
    Runtime
    22 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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