The Dead Girl's Feast (2008)

Original title

A Festa da Menina Morta

Directed by

Matheus Nachtergaele

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small Amazonian community holds a feast in honor of a dead girl. The film follows their rituals and interactions as they cope with her presence in their lives.

slow-burncontemplativeunsettlingmelancholicvisually lushceremonialmysterious

What happens

The Dead Girl's Feast (Portuguese: A Festa da Menina Morta) is a 2009 feature film directed by actor and first-time director Matheus Nachtergaele. It premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. Filming took place in the municipality of Barcelos, in the state of Amazonas The film won two APCA Awards: one for Best Fiction Film, the other for best cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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