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 |