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The Last Stop (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Last Stop' is a 2012 Brazilian-Lebanese drama film directed by Marcio Cury. It was screened at the 45th Festival de Braslia, the 36th So Paulo International Film Festival, the 35th Cairo International Film Festival and the 16th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in Austin, Texas.http://www.testedeaudiencia.com.br/wp/?p=482
The film follows the story of a Lebanese boy that is forced to leave his homeland, involved in a war that erupted in the Middle East, and migrate with the family to Brazil.[http://produtores.tv.br/site/novidades/longa/asacine-divulga-o-trailer-do-longa-a-ultima-estacao-filmado-em-paulinia/ Asacine divulga o Trailer do longa A ltima Estao, filmado em Paulnia]
Plot
The Lebanese teenager Tarik leaves his hometown in search of a better life in Brazil. On the journey by ship, he befriended other young Arabs and Syrians, but when they reached the country, each went to a different way. After 50 years, Tarik, with the help of his daughter, resolves to find the friends of the trip.[https://archive.today/20130628023613/http://www.filmeb.com.br/portal/html/filmenacional13.php%23ano=a13#ano=a13 Filme B]
Cast
*Mounir Maasri as Tarik
*Elisa Lucinda as Cia
*Klarah Lobato as Samia
*Joo Antnio as Karim
*Edgard Navarro as Joseph
*Narciza Leo as Mouna
*Iber Cavalcanti as Mohamad
*Adriano Siri as Hassan
*Jos Charbel as Hanna
*Chico Sant'anna as Ali
*Srgio Fidalgo as Mustafa
*Roula Hamadeh as Mother (Najla)
*Claude Khalil as Postman
*Estephan Ghassan as Father
*Adriano Barroso as Ribeirinho Porto de Belm
*Ghassan Estefan as Father
*Sergio Fidalgo as Mustafa
Production
The screenwriter Di Moretti interviewed ten Lebanese families as a source of research for the film. With three of them he did more in-depth interviews, in order to learn more about the Lebanese culture.[http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-210270/curiosidades/ A ltima Estao : Curiosidades - AdoroCinema]
According to Moretti, there were two versions of the screenplay: one to be entirely filmed in Brazil and another with scenes to be shot in Lebanese territory. The second version was used in the film.
References
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