Rio Belongs to Us

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Rio Belongs to Us
Rio Belongs to Us Film Poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed byRicardo Pretti
Written byRicardo Pretti
Starring Leandra Leal
Mariana Ximenes
CinematographyIvo Lopes Araújo
Edited byGuto Parente
Luiz Pretti
Production
companies
Alumbramento
Daza Cultural
TB Produções
Distributed byCanal Brasil
Release date
  • 26 January 2013 (2013-01-26)(IFFR)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Rio Belongs to Us (Portuguese : O Rio nos Pertence!) is a 2013 Brazilian drama-thriller film written and directed by Ricardo Pretti, starring Leandra Leal, Mariana Ximenes and Jiddu Pinheiro. It premiered at the 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam. [1]

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The film is part of the "Operation Sonia Silk", a series of three feature-length films produced cooperatively, with the same cast and crew, co-produced by Canal Brasil and Teleimage. [2]

Plot

After receiving a strange postcard, Marina, a 30-year-old woman, decides to return to Rio de Janeiro, her hometown, after an absence of 10 years. Marina doesn't know exactly why: she searches responses for the strange happenings, but everything appears to be increasingly confused. [2] [3]

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