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Gabriel and the Mountain
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Wikipedia article
'Gabriel and the Mountain' is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, for some time with his girlfriend Cristina, and finally dies while climbing Mount Mulanje in Malawi. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award.
Cast
* Caroline Abras as Cristina
* Joo Pedro Zappa as Gabriel
* Luke Mpata
* John Goodluck
* Rashidi Athuman
* Leonard Siampala
* Rhosinah Sekeleti
* Alex Alembe
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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