A Alegria
The Joy
Felipe Bragança, Marina Meliande
Brazil, Drama, 2010
100 min, HD, Color
Portuguese with English subtitles
A fairy tale about youth and courage, A Alegria tells the story of 16-year-old Luiza, a girl who is tired of hearing about the end of the world. During the Christmas holidays, her cousin João is shot in a poor neighborhood of the city and disappears into the middle of the night. Some weeks after, while Luiza is alone in her apartment, she finds a mysterious guest waiting for her in the living room: João, as a ghost, asking her to help hide him.
Regional Premiere
Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, both 29 years old, are part of a new generation of Brazilian filmmakers. Together they developed the Coração no Fogo Trilogy as a way of questioning some realistic traditions in Brazilian movies. A Alegria is the second film of the trilogy.
Producer: Lara Frigotto, Felipe Bragança, Marina Meliande
Production Companies: Duas Mariola Filmes
Screenwriter: Felipe Bragança
Cinematographer: Andra Capella
Editor: Marina Meliande
Sound Design: Felippe Mussel
Music: Lucas Marcier
Cast: Tainá Medina, Cesar Cardadeiro, Flora Dias, Rikle Jeová
Print Source: Alex Garcia - FiGa Films,
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