In the sugar cane plantation city of Nazaré da Mata, Pernambuco, in Brazilian northeast, young people don’t hold rap battles, but samba battles. The Afro-Brazilian culture of the maracatu is in their blood. A local evangelical pastor, however, regards this cultural heritage as inspired by the devil: he thinks the people should renounce the maracatu in order to let God in. So, people begin to disappear amidst weird events during the intense preparation that precedes the Carnival.
Winner of the Bright Future section of the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Azougue Nazaré
2018
14 years
82 min.
Fiction
Brazil
Brazil, awarded films, regional culture, religion
Colorido
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Tiago Melo, Jeronimo Lemos
Gustavo Pessoa
André Sampaio
Valmir do Côco, Joana Gatis, Mestre Barachinha, Mohana Uchôa, Edilson Silva
Leonardo Sette
Lucinda Filmes, Urânio Filmes
Tomaz Alves Souza, Mestre Anderson
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