Avanti Popolo | |
Director: | Michael Wahrmann |
Starring: | André Gatti Carlos Reichenbach Eduardo Valente |
Cinematography: | Rodrigo Pastoriza |
Editing: | Ricardo Alves Jr. Fellipe Barbosa |
Studio: | Dezenove Som e Imagem FiGa Films Sancho Filmes |
Distributor: | Vitrine Filmes |
Runtime: | 72 minutes |
Country: | Brazil |
Language: | Portuguese |
Avanti Popolo is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Michael Wahrmann. It was selected for the Rotterdam and Rome festivals in 2013, awarded for best film at the CinemaXXI competition.[1]
The film mixes fiction and documentary, following the story of André Gatti, a researcher who rescues some Super 8 footage shot by his brother in 1970, while in the resistance against the dictatorship, trying to revive the memory of their father, who has been waiting for his missing son for the last 30 years.[2]