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Charcoal (Carvão)

Directed by Carolina Markowicz
Brazil, Argentina
2022
108 mins

Brazil, 2022. In a remote area in São Paulo's countryside, a rural family who lives beside a charcoal factory accepts a proposal to host a mysterious foreign guest. The home soon becomes a hideout as the so-called guest happens to be a highly wanted drug lord.

The mother, her husband, and child will have to learn how to share the same roof with this stranger while keeping up appearances of an unchanged peasant routine.

  • Year
    2022
  • Country
    Brazil, Argentina
  • Language
    Portuguese
  • Director
    Carolina Markowicz
  • Cast
    Maeve Jinkings, Camila Mardila
  • Writer
    Carolina Markowicz
  • Cinematographer
    Pepe Mendes
  • Editor
    Lautaro Colace
  • Genre
    Drama, Dark Comedy
  • Theme
    Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, Latine, Directed by Women

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