Mango Yellow (2002)

Original title

Amarelo Manga

Directed by

Cláudio Assis

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

18

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Working class people in a Brazilian suburb have romantic and social encounters at a hotel and a bar. The story follows their interconnected lives over a short period of time.

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What happens

Mango Yellow (Portuguese: Amarelo Manga) is a 2002 Brazilian drama film directed by Cláudio Assis. It stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Jonas Bloch, Dira Paes, Chico Díaz, and Leona Cavalli as working-class people who engage in amorous and social encounters, with most of the action taking place in a hotel and a bar. The directorial debut of Assis, the film was partially inspired by his previous short film Texas Hotel. It was filmed on a low budget in the suburbs of Pernambuco. Mango Yellow received several awards at various film festivals, both in Brazil and abroad, including Festival de Brasília and the Berlin Film Festival. The film was generally praised by domestic reviewers for its characters, soundtrack, cinematography, and depictions of Brazil. Brazilian Film Critics Association selected it as one of the best Brazilian films of all time, while English-speaking critics were more mixed in their response. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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