Formosa Beach (2024)
Muanza, a woman born in the Kingdom of Kongo in the early nineteenth century and trafficked to Brazil, awakens to find herself in the present, roaming the streets of Rio’s rapidly changing port region, known as ‘Pequena Africa’, or Little Africa.
Director: Julia De Simone
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Lucília Raimundo as Muanza |
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Samira Carvalho as Kieza |
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Maria d'Aires as Catarina |
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Mãe Celina de Xangô as Mãe Celina de Xangô |
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Dandara Machado de Lima as Criança |
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Jeniffer Dias as Teodora |
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Alan Rocha as Prudêncio |
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Nizagi Donaciano as Ignacio |
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Thiago Justino as Tabelião |
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Agamenon Bomfim de Abreu as Escrivão |
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Aurora Eyer as Vendedora de Cigarros |
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Áurea Martins as Áurea Martins |
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Mãe Tissa as Mãe Tissa |
| Directing | Julia De Simone | Director |
| Writing | Julia De Simone | Writer |
| Writing | Aline Portugal | Writer |
| Writing | Mariana Luiza | Writer |
| Production | Luana Melgaço | Producer |
| Production | Julia De Simone | Producer |
| Production | Filipa Reis | Producer |
| Camera | Flávio Rebouças | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ricardo Pretti | Editor |
| Art | Ana Paula Cardoso | Production Design |
| Sound | Carlos Abreu | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Marco Scarassatti | Music |