2 Movies Starring Cèssia Kis Magro

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-06-22

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

74 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (2865 Reviews)

Director:

Laès Bodanzky

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Luiz Bolognesi

Austregèsilo Carrano (book)

Fullplot:

A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket. The marijuana cigarette is just the final drop that exposes the family tragedy. Send to a mental institution, Neto gets to know a completely absurd, inhumane reality in which the people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel institution system. The documentary type language used by the director give this movie a sensation of realty that increases even more the impact of the emotions Neto goes through. In the mental institution, Neto is forced to mature. The transformations that he goes through change this relations with his father.

Chega de Saudade

Chega de Saudade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-03-21

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

Brazil

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (374 Reviews)

Director:

Laès Bodanzky

Cast:

Writer:

Laès Bodanzky (story)

Luiz Bolognesi (story)

Nando Bolognesi (collaborating writer)

Adriana Falcèo (collaborating writer)

Roberto Gervitz (collaborating writer)

Ricardo Kauffman (researcher)

Brèulio Mantovani (collaborating writer)

Silvana Matteusi (collaborating writer)

Sèrgio Penna (collaborating writer)

Chris Riera (source)

Daniela Smith (researcher)

Fullplot:

In an old-time dance hall (the "gafieira") in Sèo Paulo, one evening is all it takes to meet different characters as they remember the past, live the present, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, naturally, dance.

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