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144 - Apocalypse Not

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144 - Apocalypse Not

144 - Apocalipse Não

direction J.P. Cuenca

Brazil, Portugal 2026 Documentary Cor 87 min.

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After a satirical tweet about Bolsonaro and the Universal Church, J.P. Cuenca became the target of 144 lawsuits and thousands of death threats from the evangelical far right. “144 – Apocalypse Not” turns the case into a journey of more than 10,000 km through temples, rodeos, German festivals, gun clubs, home services, and gospel trucks across Brazil’s five regions. Amid ecological ruin, religious fervor, and a supposed apocalypse, a country in trance reaches an apotheosis of color, music, and faith. What needs to happen in your life for you to believe?

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technical sheet

direction

J.P. Cuenca

screenplay

J.P. Cuenca

cinematography

Guilherme Tostes

editing

Bruna Carvalho, Marta Lopes

sound design

Roland Vajs, Thiago Sobral

music

Barulhista

production

Luís Urbano, Felipe M. Bragança, J.P. Cuenca

produced by

Bartleby, O Som e a Fúria

galeria

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