Portrait of a Certain Orient
a film by
MARCELO GOMES
an Italian/Brazilian coproduction
MATIZAR FILMES, KAVAC FILM, GULLANE, MUIRAQUITÃ FILMES, GLOBO FILMES, CANAL BRASIL, MISTI FILMES
Italian distrbution
KAVAC FILM
in collaboration with KIO FILM
CONTACTS
info@kavacfilm.com
kiofilm@yahoo.it
delbuonovalentina@yahoo.it
Lebanon, 1949. The country faces an imminent war. Two Catholic siblings, Emilie and Emir, embark on a trip to Brazil. During the journey, Emilie falls in love with a Muslim merchant, Omar. Emir suffers an uncontrollable jealousy and will use their religious differences to set them apart. During a physical fight with Omar shortly before arriving their final destination, Emir is seriously wounded by a gun accident. Emilie’s only option is to enter an indigenous village in the middle of the jungle to find a healer to save him. When her brother recovers, they head to Manaus where Emilie makes a decision that will lead to tragic consequences. PORTRAIT OF A CERTAIN ORIENT is a film about memory, passion and prejudice that reveals the saga of Lebanese immigrants in the Amazon Forest of Brazil.
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CREW
directed by Marcelo Gomes
screenplay Marcelo Gomes, Maria Camargo and Gustavo Campos
production Matizar Filmes
coproduction Kavac Film (Italia), Gullane (Brasile), Misti Filmes (Brasile), Muiraquitã Filmes (Brasile), Globo Filmes (Brasile) and Canal Brasil (Brasile)
associated production Orjouane Productions (Libano), Bubble Projects (Brasile) e Videofilmes (Brasile)
produced by Mariana Ferraz, Ernesto Soto Canny and Guilherme Cezar Coelho
coproduced by Eliane Ferreira, Fabiano Gullane, Caio Gullane, André Novis, Simone Gattoni and Patrick Carrarin
executive producers Mariana Ferraz, Ernesto Soto Canny, Eliane Ferreira, Mauro Pizzo e Patrick Carrarin
developed with the support by Programma di Cooperazione tra l’Agenzia Cinematografica Brasiliana – ANCINE, Brasile, and Direzione Generale per il Cinema e l’Audiovisivo del Ministero della Cultura italiano (MIC)
Italian distribution Kavac Film in collaboration with Kio Film
photography Pierre de Kerchove
international supervision Manuela Mandler and Laura Rossi
assistant director Maria Clara Escobar
editing Karen Harley
production design Marcos Pedroso and Caterina Pepe
costume design Rô Nascimento, Maria Diaz e Fabio Cicolani
sound Moabe Filho, Pedrinho Moreira, Giacomo Vitiello e Antonio Casparriello
sound post-production Fernando Aranha, Bruno Armelin, Bernado Adeodatto e Cristiano Sherer
music Mateus Alvez, Piero Bianchi e Sami Bordokan
post-production Clandestino
year 2024
lenght 93′
language portoghese, arabo, francese, italiano con sottotitoli in italiano
ratio 1,43:1
CAST
Wafa’a Celine Halawi (Emilie)
Charbel Kamel (Omar)
Zakaria Kaakour (Emir)
Eros Galbiati (Dorner)
Rosa Peixoto (Anastàcia)
