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KILL ME PLEASE (MATE ME POR FAVOR) (Past Film)
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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Drama - 90 minutes

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2012 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2014 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Anita ROCHA DA SILVEIRA
Writer(s) : Anita ROCHA DA SILVEIRA
Cast : Valentina HERSZAGE, Dora FREIND, Mari OLIVEIRA, Julia ROLIZ, Carol BAPTISTA, Victor MAYER, Lorena COMPARATO, Bernardo MARINHO

Producer(s) : Vania CATANI (Bananeira Filmes)

Synopsis

Barra da Tijuca, West Side Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A wave of murderers plague the area. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a fifteen year old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to make sure she's alive.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Financing plan : BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT

Start of shooting : April 2013

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Festivals and Awards

Venice - Biennale 2015 (Orrizonti - Bisatto d'Oro (Best Cast))
Rio de Janeiro IFF 2015 (Première Brasil - Best Actress (Valentina Herszage), Best Director)
Valdivia IFF 2015
Sao Paulo IFF 2015
LA ROCHE 2015
Cine Orquidea 2015
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema 2015 (Best Picture)
Mostra Cine BH 2015
Janela Internacional de Cinema de Recife 2015 (Best Sound Editing, Best Picture (ABC Award))
Ventana Sur 2015
Festival Internacional de Cartagena de Indias 2016 - Colombia 2016
Festival Internacional de Cinema de Guadalajara - México 2016
SXSW - South By SouthWest (Austin-Texas) USA 2016
New Directors New Films - (Nova York) USA 2016


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