Kill Me Please (2015 film) explained

Kill Me Please
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Director:Anita Rocha da Silveira
Producer:Vânia Catani
Cinematography:João Atala
Music:Bernardo Uzeda
Editing:Marília Moraes
Distributor:Imovision
Runtime:104 minutes
Language:Portuguese

Kill Me Please (Portuguese: Mate-Me Por Favor) is a 2015 teen horror film written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira in her directorial debut.[1] It premiered in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, and was later awarded for best director and best actress (Valentina Herszage) at the 2015 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.[2] [3]

Premise

A wave of murderers plague the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a 15-year-old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to ensure she is alive.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. News: Jonathan Holland. 'Kill Me, Please' ('Mate-me, Por Favor'): Rio de Janeiro Review. 29 July 2016. The Hollywood Reporter. 12 October 2015.
  2. News: John Hopewell. 'Kill Me Please': A New Face of Latin American Cinema. 29 July 2016. Variety. 5 September 2015.
  3. News: Elaine Guerini. 'Neon Bull' triumphs in Rio. 29 July 2016. Screen Daily. 13 October 2015.