Pau Brasil (film)

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Pau Brasil
Pau Brasil Film Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFernando Belens
Written byFernando Belens
Dinorath do Valle
Produced bySylvia Abreu
Luciano Floquet
StarringBertrand Duarte
Osvaldo Mil
Fernanda Paquelet
Arany Santana
CinematographyHamilton Oliveira
Edited byAndré Bendocchi-Alves
Music byBira Reis
Production
companies
Truque Produtora de Cinema
Studio Brasil
40° Filmproduktion
Distributed byCaliban Cinema e Conteúdo
Release dates
  • 6 October 2009 (2009-10-06)(FPCBL)
  • 24 April 2014 (2014-04-24)(Brazil)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Pau Brasil is a 2009 Brazilian drama film, the first feature film by director Fernando Belens, an experienced short filmmaker, with about 20 short films made since the 70s. [1]

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The film was screened at various film festivals, including the Mostra do Filme Livre, Mostra Internacional de São Paulo, the Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema and the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival. Although it was completed in 2009, Pau Brasil only managed to reach the Brazilian commercial circuit in April 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pau Brasil - Curiosidades". Adoro Cinema. Retrieved 2014-04-26.