The Last Stop (film) explained

The Last Stop
Director:Marcio Cury
Producer:Elizabeth Curi
Starring:Mounir Maasri
Klarah Lobato
Elisa Lucinda
Music:Patrick De Jongh
Cinematography:Krishna Schmidt
Editing:Dirceu Lustosa
Studio:Asacine Produções
Distributor:Polifilmes (Brazil)
Day Two Pictures (Lebanon)
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:Brazil
Lebanon
Language:Portuguese
Arabic
Budget:R$ 3,400,000

The Last Stop is a 2012 Brazilian-Lebanese drama film directed by Marcio Cury. It was screened at the 45th Festival de Brasília, the 36th São Paulo International Film Festival, the 35th Cairo International Film Festival and the 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in Austin, Texas.[1]

The film follows the story of a Lebanese boy that is forced to leave his homeland, involved in a war that erupted in the Middle East, and migrate with the family to Brazil.[2]

Plot

The Lebanese teenager Tarik leaves his hometown in search of a better life in Brazil. On the journey by ship, he befriended other young Arabs and Syrians, but when they reached the country, each went to a different way. After 50 years, Tarik, with the help of his daughter, resolves to find the friends of the trip.[3]

Cast

Production

The screenwriter Di Moretti interviewed ten Lebanese families as a source of research for the film. With three of them he did more in-depth interviews, in order to learn more about the Lebanese culture.[4]

According to Moretti, there were two versions of the screenplay: one to be entirely filmed in Brazil and another with scenes to be shot in Lebanese territory. The second version was used in the film.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "A última Estação" estreia em circuito nacional . 3 October 2013 . 2013-10-20 . 2016-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324184841/http://www.testedeaudiencia.com.br/wp/?p=482 . dead .
  2. Web site: Asacine divulga o Trailer do longa “A Última Estação”, filmado em Paulínia . 2013-10-20 . 2013-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020225238/http://produtores.tv.br/site/novidades/longa/asacine-divulga-o-trailer-do-longa-a-ultima-estacao-filmado-em-paulinia/ . dead .
  3. https://archive.today/20130628023613/http://www.filmeb.com.br/portal/html/filmenacional13.php%23ano=a13#ano=a13 Filme B
  4. http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-210270/curiosidades/ A Última Estação : Curiosidades - AdoroCinema