Gabriel and the Mountain explained

Gabriel and the Mountain
Director:	Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa
Starring:	Caroline Abras
Runtime:	127 minutes
Country:	Brazil France
Language:	English Portuguese French Swahili

Gabriel and the Mountain (pt|'''Gabriel e a montanha''') is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.^{[1] [2]} At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award.^[3]

Plot

The film tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, some of the time with his girlfriend Cristina, and dies while climbing Mount Mulanje, Malawi.

Cast

• Caroline Abras as Cristina
• João Pedro Zappa as Gabriel
• Luke Mpata
• John Goodluck
• Rashidi Athuman
• Leonard Siampala
• Rhosinah Sekeleti
• Alex Alembe

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10.^[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Selection of the 56th Critics' Week . https://web.archive.org/web/20091222083841/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/selection.php . 22 December 2009 . 21 April 2017 . Critics' Week. dead.
2. Web site: 56th Critics' Week Press Kit . 21 April 2017 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422040541/http://www.semainedelacritique.com/EN/films/2017/Press_Kit_2017-Semaine_de_la_Critique.pdf . 22 April 2017 . Dany . de Seille.
3. Web site: 'Makala,' 'Gabriel and the Mountain' Scoop Cannes' Critics' Week Awards . Elsa . Keslassy . 25 May 2017 . 25 May 2017 . Variety. Penske Business Media.
4. Web site: Gabriel and the Mountain (Gabriel e a montanha) (2018) . . . 4 December 2020.
5. Web site: Gabriel and the Mountain Reviews . . . 4 December 2020.