2nd Brazilian Film Festival 2024
2nd Brazilian Film Festival 2024
A Female Gaze over Brazilian Society
GSC International Screens is honoured to bring you the 2 nd Brazilian Film Festival this 5th to 8th December. Following up on the success of the first edition last year, this festival offers different angles and perceptions of Brazil featuring four movies by Brazilian women directors.
“Women often capture different nuances and see the façade of common sense and the mechanisms of self-repression that permeate our daily lives. Their voice being underrepresented in cinema in general, we thought it fitting and opportune to offer four portraits that shed a light on different aspects of Brazilian society, made by four talented and contemporary female film-makers. Though pertaining to a Brazilian context, their messages are often universal, and we hope audiences in Kuala Lumpur, ever so open to welcome art from outside the mainstream, will enjoy the program” - H.E. Ary Norton de Murat Quintella, Ambassador of Brazil to Malaysia.
The Brazilian Film Festival is presented by the Embassy of Brazil to Malaysia, with the support of Vale Malaysia and in partnership with GSC International Screens.
Join us at GSC to witness these stories through the feminine lens.
TICKETING
Admissions for the 2 nd Brazilian Film Festival public screenings are free, courtesy of the Embassy of Brazil to Malaysia. Ticket redemption starts one hour prior to each screening on a first-come, first-served basis, at the participating cinemas.
Terms & Conditions
- Tickets are given out on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to seat availability. No seat selection is allowed.
- Limited to a maximum of 2 tickets per person, per redemption.
- Redeemed tickets cannot be exchanged, re-sold or re-used for any other movie screenings.
Festival Location
Kuala Lumpur | 5 th – 8 th December 2024
Movies
1. The Second Mother (16)
2. Just Like Our Parents (18)
3. The Fever (P12)
4. Paris Square (18)
For further movie and showtime information, please check out the following tabs. Stay tuned to this page for the latest festival updates, and visit our ticketing page for the most current screening schedules.
Dear Patrons,
Please note the following during the 2 nd Brazilian Film Festival 2024 screenings:
- Several movies will have selected scenes manually blocked based on the censorship report requirement issued by the Film Censorship Board, Ministry of Home Affairs in compliance with Malaysian censorship guidelines.
- All movies will be screened in their original languages, with English subtitles.
We thank you for your understanding for such disruptions during the screenings. We hope you enjoy the movies specially brought to you by the Organizers.
The Embassy of Brazil in Kuala Lumpur
THE SECOND MOTHER (Que Horas Ela Volta)
Country: Brazil
Language: Portugis
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 112
Rating: 16
Genre: Drama
Cast: Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles, Michel Joelsas, Lourenço Mutarelli
Director: Anna Muylaert
Release year: 2015
Synopsis: Val spent 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She is financially stable but must live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jéssica in Pernambuco, in the northeast of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jéssica wants to come to São Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jéssica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the girl's personality and candor and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.
Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pksYPrP0umc
Just Like Our Parents (Como Nossos Pais)
Country: Brazil
Language: Portugis
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 106
Rating: 18
Genre: Drama
Cast: Maria Ribeiro, Paulo Vilhena, Clarisse Abujamra, Jorge Mautner, Sophia Valverde
Director: Laís Bodanzky
Release year: 2017
Synopsis: In her late 30s, Rosa begins to rethink her life and considers putting her dreams on the back burner. When her mother tells her a family secret, the moment seems to have come for Rosa to change something.
Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2HmmwY4voQ
The Fever (A Febre)
Country: Brazil
Language: Portugis
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 99
Rating: P12
Genre: Drama
Cast: Regis Myrupu, Rosa Peixoto
Director: Maya Da-Rin
Release year: 2019
Synopsis: The Fever tells the story of Justino, a 45-year-old member of the indigenous Desana people, who works as a security guard at the Manaus cargo port. Since the death of his wife, his main company is his youngest daughter who he lives with on the outskirts of town. A nurse at a local health clinic, Vanessa is accepted to study medicine in Brasília, and plans to leave shortly. As the days go by, Justino is overcome by a strong fever. During the day, he fights to stay awake at work. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. Meanwhile, a visit from his brother makes him remember the life he left deep in the jungle twenty years prior. Between the oppression of the city and the distance of his native village, Justino is no longer able to endure an existence without a sense of belonging.
Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSW6zv_wZY
PARIS SQUARE (PRACA PARIS)
Country: Brazil
Language: Portugis
Subtitles: English
Running time (min): 111
Rating: 18
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Cast: Grace Passô, Joana de Verona, Marco Antonio Caponi, Alex Brasil, Babu Santana, Taiana Bastos, Daniel Braga
Director: Lúcia Murat
Release year: 2017
Synopsis: Paris Square is a thriller that shows the conflict between a Portuguese psychoanalyst, Camila, who came to Brazil to develop a research on violence, and her patient, Gloria, in a Therapy Center of a Brazilian university (UERJ). Gloria is an elevator attendant at the university and has a very difficult history of violence. The film shows a transfer relationship to the reverse, where the fear of the other ends up dominating the plot.
Movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO_vxXCWeLw
