72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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CASA DE AREIA / HOUSE OF SAND

Andrucha Waddington
BRAZIL      115 m.
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Two of Brazil’s most celebrated actresses, Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres, real-life mother and daughter, won the Best Acting Award at the Guadalajara Festival for their work in this film about the tough lives of three generations of woman who defy the forces of Mother Nature in the inhospitable sand dunes of northern Brazil. 

Director
Andrucha Waddington
Screenplay
Elena Soárez
Production
Conspiração Filmes (Brazil)
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros, Pedro Guimaraes, Pedro Buarque de Hollanda
Photography
Ricardo Della Rosa
Edition
Sérgio Mekler
Music
Carlo Bartolini, João Barone
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro, Fernanda Torres, Ruy Guerra, Seu Jorge, Luiz Melodia, Enrique Diaz, Stênio Garcia
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Fortissimo Films
Van Diemenstraat 100 1013 CN Amsterdam
Running Time
115 m.
Country
BRAZIL
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