Mutum (film) explained

Mutum is a 2007 Brazilian film directed by Sandra Kogut. The script, developed by Kogut and Ana Luísa Martins Costa, is based on Guimarães Rosa's novella .^{[1] [2]} The story takes place on an isolated farm in Mutum, in the sertão of Minas Gerais.

Cast

• Thiago da Silva Mariz - Thiago
• Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso - Felipe
• João Miguel - Father
• Izadora Fernandes - Mother
• Rômulo Braga - Uncle Terez
• Paula Regina Sampaio da Silva - Rosa
• Maria das Graças Leal Macedo - Grandma Izidra
• Eduardo Moreira - Man from the city

With the exception of João Miguel, Izadora Fernandes, Rômulo Braga and Eduardo Moreira, the cast is composed of non-professional actors chosen by the director and scriptwriter from inhabitants of the sertão of Minas Gerais, where filming took place.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Campo geral – Guimarães Rosa: resumo da obra . 2023-01-19 . Brasil Escola . pt-br.
2. Web site: G1 > Cinema - NOTÍCIAS - Brutalidade e ternura se encontram no sertão de 'Mutum' . 2023-01-19 . g1.globo.com.
3. Costa . Ana Luiza Martins . 2013 . Miguilim no Cinema: da novela “Campo Geral” ao filme “Mutum” . Revista de Ciências Sociais . pt . 44 . 2 . 31–52 . 2318-4620.