December (2008 film) explained

December
Director:	Selton Mello
Producer:	Vânia Catani
Starring:	Leonardo Medeiros Darlene Glória Graziella Moretto Paulo Guarnieri Lúcio Mauro
Music:	George Saldanha
Cinematography:	Lula Carvalho
Editing:	Selton Mello Marilia Moraes
Studio:	Bananeira Filmes Mondo Cane Filmes
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese
Budget:	R$2.4 million^[1]
Gross:	R$197,197^[2]

December (Portuguese: '''Feliz Natal''') is a 2008 Brazilian drama film and directoral debut of Selton Mello. Shot in Rio de Janeiro,^[3] it stars Leonardo Medeiros, Darlene Glória, Graziella Moretto, Paulo Guarnieri, and Lúcio Mauro.

Plot

Caio (Leonardo Medeiros) travels to his hometown to visit his family on Christmas Eve. At the reunion, he must deal with past memories.

From start, the film exposes a structural functioning: it is an example of a "performance cinema".^[4]

Cast

• Leonardo Medeiros as Caio
• Darlene Glória as Mérci
• Graziella Moretto as Fabiana
• Paulo Guarnieri as Theo
• Lúcio Mauro as Miguel
• Fabricio Reis as Bruno
• Thelmo Fernandes as Neto
• Cláudio Mendes as Thales
• Daniel Torres as Vitor
• Rose Abdallah as Célia
• Lucas Guarnieri as Thiago
• Liz Maggini Seraphin as Bia
• Hossein Minussi as Alex
• Emiliano Queiroz as Zé do Caixão
• Nathalia Dill as Marília

See also

• List of Christmas films

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selton Mello "nasce" melancólico . 14 July 2008 . . Grupo Folha . 22 June 2014 . Portuguese.
2. Web site: Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013 . Ancine . 23 June 2014 . Portuguese . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327102342/http://oca.ancine.gov.br/media/SAM/DadosMercado/2102.pdf . 27 March 2014 . dead . 20 .
3. Web site: Ator precoce, Selton Mello vira diretor maduro . 19 July 2007 . Folha de S.Paulo . Grupo Folha . 22 June 2014.
4. Web site: Feliz Natal, de Selton Mello (Brasil, 2008). Valente . Eduardo. October 2008. Revista Cinética . Portuguese. 7 December 2012.