Completed - BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE - Fantasy, Second film, Family - 97 minutes
A FAMILIA DIONTI is a lyrical family drama and infused with magic realism. Set in a magical corner of the Brazilian countryside, Josué struggles to bring up his two sons alone, especially when the youngest starts to melt away in the throes of first love.
Year of production : 2015 Director(s) : Alan MINAS Cast : Gero CAMILO, Antonio EDSON, Murilo QUIRINO, Bia BEDRAN Producer(s) : Daniela VITORINO (Caraminhola Films)
A FAMILIA DIONTI is a lyrical family drama, set in the rural interior of Brazil and infused with magic realism. It depicts a striking part of the Brazilian countryside, rarely seen in cinema and tells a universally engaging tale about first love, loss and personal transformation. On a farm deep in countryside, Josué has brought up his two sons alone, since his wife disappeared into thin air after a passionate love affair with another man. The boys have grown up to be teenagers, while he has spent years waiting patiently for her to return. Life has been manageable, until first love strikes his youngest son. Kelton literally starts melting due to his passion for a circus girl who is temporarily studying at his school. His condition becomes so extreme that he is hospitalised and Josué fears that the same fate as his wife is going to befall Kelton. Josué is so determined to save his son that he takes extreme measures that even risk him losing custardy of the boys. However, Kelton only falls more deeply for Sofia. When the time comes for her to leave town, his unstoppable feelings of first love mean that everybody has to transform in some way.
Country(ies) : BRAZIL, UNITED KINGDOM
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3° Brazilian Film Festival of Gostoso - Brazil 2015 (Best Feature)39° International Film Festival of São Paulo 2015 (Brazil Features)48 Festival de Cinema Brasileiro de Brasilia 2015 (Best Film Audience Award)6° Brazilian Film Festival of Petrópolis - Brazil 2015 (Brazil Features)7° International Film Festival Cine de Córdoba – Colombia 2016 (Oficial)7 Festin Lisboa - Portugal 2016 (Best Film Audience Award)10° Youngabout International Film Festival Bologna - Italy 2016 (Best Script)16° San Diego Kids International Film Festival – USA 2016 (Best Children Actor)18° Brazilian Film Festival at Paris 2016 (Oficial)10° Brasilcine Stockholm 2016 (Oficial)8° Iberoamerican Film Festival of Nicaragua 2016 (Oficial)15° International Film Festival for Kids at Florianópolis 2016 (Brazil Features)8° International Children TV Festival "Dytiatko" Carcóvia 2016 (International Feature)2° Fan Chile – International Film Festival for Kids at 2016 (International Feature)