português
Greta
97 minutes, Fiction, 2019
Synopsis
Pedro, a 70 year-old gay nurse and a big Greta Garbo fan, needs to find an empty bed in the hospital in which he works to save his best friend Daniela. To do so, he decides to help a criminal in police custody called Jean escape from the premises. But then, worried about Jean's health he sets the criminal up in his apartment to be able to treat his wounds. The two wind up having a highly-charged affair that brings to the surface his own solitude, now augmented by Daniela's eminent death.
Cast
Marco Nanini, Denise Weinberg, Démick Lopes, Gretta Sttar
Crew
Directing and Screenplay: Armando Praça
Production: João Vieira Jr, Nara Aragão, Armando Praça
Executive Production: Maurício Macêdo e João Vieira Jr.
Direction of Production: Maurício Macêdo
Cinematography: Ivo Lopes Araújo
Art Direction: Diogo Costa
Editing: Karen Harley
Costumes: Thaís de Campos
Soundtrack: DJ Dolores (Helder Aragão)
Sound Capture: Pedro Moreira e Moabe Filho
Sound Mixing: Nicolau Domingues
Screenings and Awards
Mostra Panorama Berlinale 2019;
FICG Mexico 2019;
32º Queergestreift Filmfestival;
BFIFlare Festival de Cinema LGBT de Londres;
Skopje Film Festival 2019;
Pink Apple Queer Film Festival de Zurich;
Kiev International Film Festival;
Taipei Filme Festival;
Festival Mix Milano // Prêmio Cielo de Aquisição do canal de assinatura Cielo TV, Menção Especial de Longa-metragem;
19th New Horizons Film Festival;
36th Jerusalem Film Festival;
29º Cine Ceará // Best Movie, Best Actor e Best Director;
Taiwan International Queer FF 2019;
Encuentro Latinoamericano de Cine 2019;
Queer Lisboa IQFF 2019 // Menção Especial do Júri da Competitiva de Longas;
100% Human Film Festival 2019;
Bari International Gender FF 2019;
Faroe Islands International Minority Film Fest - FIMFF // Honorable Mention;
60th Pune International Film Festival 2020 PIFF 2020;
Göteborg Film Festival;
46º  Festival Sesc Melhores Filmes // Best Actor;
Grande Prêmio Brasileiro de Cinema 2020;
25º Prêmio Guarani // Best Actor.