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Serra Pelada (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Serra Pelada' is a 2013 Brazilian drama film co-written and directed by Heitor Dhalia, starring Juliano Cazarr, Jlio Andrade, Sophie Charlotte, Wagner Moura, and Matheus Nachtergaele.
The film follows the story of two men in Serra Pelada, one of the largest mines in the world.[http://veja.abril.com.br/noticia/celebridades/festival-do-rio-serra-pelada-e-um-autentico-faroeste-amazonico Festival do Rio: 'Serra Pelada' um autntico faroeste amaznico - Celebridades - Notcia - VEJA.com]
Plot
The friends Juliano (Juliano Cazarr) and Joaquim (Jlio Andrade) leave So Paulo in search of the dream of gold. The year is 1978. The two arrive at the Amazon jungle as so many other thousands of men arrived. Full of dreams and illusions. But life in the camp changes everything. The obsession with wealth and power destroys them. Juliano becomes a gangster. Joaquim leaves all his values behind.[http://globofilmes.globo.com/SerraPelada/ Serra Pelada- Cinema Brasileiro - Globo Filmes]
Cast
*Juliano Cazarr as Juliano
*Jlio Andrade as Joaquim
*Sophie Charlotte as Thereza
*Wagner Moura as Lindo Rico
*Matheus Nachtergaele as Carvalho
*Eline Porto as Izabel
*Lyu Arisson as Marcelo
*Edmilson Cordeiro as Josias
*Silvero Pereira as Severino
*Dmick Lopes as Maria Y
*Jesuta Barbosa as Navalhada
*Adriano Barroso as Lindomar
*Rose Tuas as Bereka
*Alysson Amaral as Caboclo
*Oswaldo Eugnio as Nego Diamante
*Leonel Ferreira as Felicio
Production
Development
The director Heitor Dhalia said to UOL that 'Serra Pelada' was the hardest movie he ever made. "When I had the idea of the film, I thought: ' why had nobody thought of doing this movie before? ' And when I was filming I understood why. It was almost impossible to be done. It was very complex. It was the hardest film I've ever done".According to Dhalia, it was hard to tell the story of a camp which focused on men living in precarious conditions and facing orders from the owners of the operating areas.
"We're talking about a fairly important Brazilian event of our recent history. The biggest gold rush of the modern era. Highest concentration of manual labor since the pyramids of Egypt, which had 4,000 men. In Serra Pelada there were around 100,000 men working".[http://www.vermelho.org.br/noticia.php?id_secao=11&id_noticia=226433 Filme Serra Pelada destaque no encerramento do Festival do Rio - Portal Vermelho]
Filming
The film was going to be shot in Par, but ended up being filmed in Paulnia, So Paulo, after Vale and the Amazonian State Government denied support for the production.The producer Tatiana Quintella confirmed that Vale vetoed the filming in Par, but explained that running the production there would be unworkable. "We had no budget for the logistics and security of our team. So we decided to shoot the film in So Paulo".
References
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