The Fever (2019)

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

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.

slow-burntensemelancholicgroundedritualisticnaturalisticintrospectivequietvisually plain

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)

Trailer

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