THE SURGE
synopsis
Diamantina Mountains, Brazil, 1821. On coming back to the imposing but decadent farmhouse he received as dowry for marrying the heiress of a diamond baron, ANTONIO, a drover, finds out that his wife died in labor. Forced to live in this desolate property in the company of his demented mother-in-law and numerous slaves, he marries his dead wife’s young niece, a child of 12.
international title: | The Surge |
original title: | Vazante |
country: | Brazil, Portugal |
year: | 2017 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Daniela Thomas |
film run: | 105' |
screenplay: | Daniela Thomas, Beto Amaral |
cast: | Adriano Carvalho, Luana Tito Nastas, Sandra Corveloni,Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Roberto Audio |
cinematography by: | Inti Briones |
art director: | Valdy Lopes |
costumes designer: | Cássio Brasil |
producer: | Beto Amaral, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Pablo Iraola, Sara Silveira, Maria Ionescu |
production: | Ukbar Filmes, Cisma Produções [BR], Dezenove Som e Imagem [BR] |