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The Fever (2019)

The Fever poster
Original title
A Febre
Directed by
Maya Da-Rin
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany, Brazil, France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
12A
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An indigenous man living on the edge of a Brazilian city works as a security guard. His daughter leaves for medical school and he struggles with a mysterious fever that disrupts his life.

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What happens

The Fever (Portuguese: A Febre) is a 2019 thriller drama film co-written and directed by Maya Da-Rin, starring Regis Myrupu and Rosa Peixoto. Featuring dialogue in Portuguese and the indigenous languages Tucano and Ticuna, it features a main cast of indigenous Brazilian from the Upper Rio Negro, belonging to the Desanos, Tucanos and Tarianas people, many of them whom had their first experience in cinema. The film premiered at the international competition of the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, where it received the Golden Leopard for Best Actor for Regis Myrupu, FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award and the "Environment is Quality of Life" Prize from the young jury. Besides the award at the Locarno Festival, Regis Myrupu also received the Best Actor Award at the Brasilia Film Festival, becoming the first indigenous actor to be awarded at both festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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