País do Desejo

País do Desejo

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paulo Caldas
Written by Paulo Caldas
Pedro Severien
Amin Stepple
Starring Fábio Assunção
Gabriel Braga Nunes
Maria Padilha
Edited by Vânia Debs
Production
company
Bananeira Filmes
Fado Filmes
Distributed by Califórnia Filmes (Brazil)
Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (Portugal)
Release dates
  • January 26, 2012 (2012-01-26) (Portugal)
  • January 25, 2013 (2013-01-25) (Brazil)
Country Brazil
Portugal
Language Portuguese

País do Desejo is a 2012 Brazilian-Portuguese drama film directed by Paulo Caldas.[1] The film premiered at the 35th São Paulo International Film Festival.[2]

The film is based in the case of a girl from Alagoinha, in Pernambuco. In 2009, the girl became pregnant after years of sexual abuse committed by the stepfather. As the pregnancy was the result of a rape and represented a risk to the life of the girl, she did an abortion, as is provided for in the Brazilian legislation.[3]

The story is told from the center of the crisis of a Catholic priest that is positioned against the decision of the Archbishop of the Church to excommunicate the mother, the girl and the doctors involved in the abortion.[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of Roberta, a famous classical pianist who faces a tough battle against a severe kidney disease, and José, a somewhat unconventional priest, which supports a 12-year-old girl raped by her uncle and pregnant with twins, to have an abortion.[4]

The fate of the two characters crosses when Roberta faints at a concert and is hospitalized in a local clinic, belonging to the brother of the priest. Gradually, he is interested by the pianist, and that love will change their destiny in many ways.[2]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ↑ País do desejo | Brasil nas Telas | ANCINE | Agência Nacional do Cinema | Ministério da Cultura | Governo Federal
  2. 1 2 Tela Brasil – O portal de formação e informação sobre o universo audiovisual » Blog Archive » País do Desejo chega às telonas
  3. 1 2 Mulheres - Estréia em Portugal filme brasileiro sobre o caso de Alagoinha - 26/01/2012
  4. ↑ País do Desejo - Filme 2012 - Cinema10.com.br
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