Kuarup (film)

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Kuarup
Kuarup film.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ruy Guerra
Written byRuy Guerra
Rudy Langemann
Based onQuarup
by Antônio Callado
Produced byRoberto Fonseca
Paulo Brito
Ruy Guerra
Starring Taumaturgo Ferreira
Fernanda Torres
CinematographyEdgar Moura
Edited byMair Tavares
Music by Egberto Gismonti
Production
companies
Grapho Filmes
Guerra Filmes
Distributed byGrapho Filmes
Art Films
Release date
  • 18 May 1989 (1989-05-18)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Kuarup is a 1989 Brazilian drama film directed by Ruy Guerra. It was filmed at the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso, and in Recife, Pernambuco. [1]

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Reception

Kuarup received three special awards at the 15th Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. [2] It was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. [3]

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References

  1. "Kuarup" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira . Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. "Histórico del Palmarés Oficial: 1981-1990" (in Spanish). Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. "Festival de Cannes: Kuarup". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 August 2009.