De Menor
- Caru Alves de Souza
- 2013
- Brésil
- 72 min.
- Films in Progress 22 / San Sebastián 2012Films in Progress 23 / Toulouse 2013
Helena is a young lawyer who divides her time between her work as an advocate for young children and teenagers at the city of Santos Court, in Brazil, and Caio, the teenager with whom she leads a harmonious and honest life. However, her relationship is put to the test when Caio commits a felony and Helena is in charge of defending him.
Caru Alves de Souza
Caru Alves de Souza (Brazil, 1979) is a young director, filmmaker and scriptwriter. She has directed television documentaries and two award-winning feature films. She is currently writing two feature film screenplays, both awarded in competitions, Sonhos de Rossi and Bagdá. De Menor is her first feature film.
Filmography
– My name is Baghdad, fiction feature film, 2020 70 Berlin International Film Festival (Gran Prix – Generation 14 Plus) ; Critic’s Week – 42 ; Cairo International Film Festival ; 65, Cork International Film Festival ; Nara International Film Festival – Berlinale Spotlights
– Underage, fiction feature film, 2013 San Sebastián International Film Festival, Rio International Film Festival (Best Feature Film), Biarritz Festival Latin America, Cinelatino – Rencontres de Toulouse
– Family Affair, fiction short film, 2011 35 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival (EUA), Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil, Festival de Cinema de Cartagena, Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Production notes
TANGERINA ENTRETENIMENTO was founded by the filmmaker Tata Amaral in collaboration with Caru Alves de Souza, belonging to the new generation of Brazilian filmmakers. Their productions have been showcased in Brazil and abroad. Some of its award-winning productions are Antonia, exhibited in Berlin, Rotterdam and other festivals; Hoje, winner of the 2011 Brasilia festival, and the short-film Assunto de Familia, presented in more than 20 festivals. Its work features dense stories, but always adopting a delicate and feminine perspective.
Support
The project has received the following supports : Brazilian Ministry of Culture, Secretary of Culture of the State of São Paulo.
- Original title
- De Menor
- International title
- Underage
- Direction
- Caru Alves de Souza (Premier film)
- Country
- Brésil
- Année
- 2013
- Scenario
- Caru Alves de Souza, Fabio Meira
- Picture
- Jacob Solitrenick
- Cutting
- Willem Dias
- Music
- Tatá Aeroplano
- Actors
- Rita Batata, Giovanni Gallo, Caco Ciocler, Rui Ricardo Diaz, Diego Pablito
- Original version
- Portugais
- Production
- Tangerina Entretenimiento