THE FIRST DEATH OF JOANA
synopsis
Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. As she confronts the values of her community in Southern Brazil, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals.
| international title: | The First Death of Joana |
| original title: | A Primeira Morte de Joana |
| country: | Brazil, France |
| sales agent: | Patra Spanou Film (BR) |
| year: | 2021 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Cristiane Oliveira |
| film run: | 91' |
| release date: | FR 4/08/2021 |
| screenplay: | Gustavo Galvão, Silvia Lourenço, Cristiane Oliveira |
| cast: | Letícia Kacperski, Isabela Bressane, Joana Vieira, Lisa Becker, Roberto Oliveira, Rosa Campos Velho, Emílio Speck, Pedro Nambuco, Graciela Caputti, Janaína Kremer Motta |
| cinematography by: | Bruno Polidoro |
| film editing: | Tula Anagnostopoulos |
| art director: | Adriana Nascimento Borba |
| costumes designer: | Mariane Collovini, Isadora Fantin |
| music: | Arthur De Faría |
| producer: | Cristiane Oliveira, Aletéia Selonk |
| associate producer: | Gustavo Galvão, Daniel Chabannes de Sars, Corentin Dong-Jin Sénéchal |
| line producer: | Graziella Ferst, Gina O´Donnell |
| production: | Epicentre Films, Okna Produções (BR) |
| distributor: | Epicentre Films |
