NEON BULL
synopsis
Iremar works at the Vaquejadas, a traditional rodeo in the north east of Brazil where two men on horseback try bring down a bull by grabbing its tail. It’s dusty and back-breaking work, but Iremar is a natural ‘Vaqueiro’ feeding, prepping and taking care of the bulls. Home is the truck used to transport the animals from show to show which he shares with his co-workers; Galega, an exotic dancer, truck driver and mother to her spirited and cheeky daughter Cacá, and Zé, his rotund compadre in the bull pen. Together they form a makeshift but close-knit family. But Brazil and the Northeast are changing and the region's booming clothing industry has stirred new ambitions in Iremar. Swinging from his hammock in the back of the truck, his head is filled with dreams of pattern cutting, sequins and exquisite fabrics as he mentally assembles his latest sexy fashion designs…
international title: | Neon Bull |
original title: | Boi Neon |
country: | Brazil, Uruguay, Netherlands |
sales agent: | Memento International |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Gabriel Mascaro |
film run: | 101' |
release date: | FR 7/09/2016, SE 5/08/2016 |
screenplay: | Gabriel Mascaro |
cast: | Juliano Cazarré, Maeve Jinkings, Aline Santana, Carlos Pessoa, Vinicius De Oliveira |
cinematography by: | Diego García |
film editing: | Fernando Epstein |
art director: | Maíra Mesquita |
costumes designer: | Flora Rabello |
producer: | Marleen Slot, Rachel Ellis |
co-producer: | Sandino Saravia |
production: | Viking Film, DESVIA (BR), Malbicho Cine (UY) |
backing: | Hubert Bals Fund, Ibermedia, Ministry of Cultura (SaV), Funcultura (State fund for culture), Ancine, ICAU |
distributor: | Damned Distribution, Folkets Bio, La Aventura |