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Alberto Goes to Rio

Synopsis

The movie is a tragicomedy, the story of Alberto, an aging corporate employee, who lives alone in the gloomy housing estate in East London and dreams about returning to his beloved Rio de Janeiro. During a one solitary night, Alberto immerses himself into the abyss of his imagination and desires…
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Lucas Machowski
Producer
Lucas Machowski
Co-Producer
Tom Bell
Editor
Lucas Machowski
Screenwriter
Lucas Machowski
Director of Photography
Tom Bell
Sound
Maciej Mariusz Miskiewicz
Composer
Micha Jakub Papara
Principal cast
Marco Aponte, Gladys Cavalcante, Theo Handen, Edwin De La Renta, Karol Grymuza
Colorist
Eva Pomposo
First Assistant Director
Karol Grymuza
Researcher
Maria Ann Hylton
Casting Assistance
Justyna Jagoda
Artwork Designers
Kasia Machaek, Karol Maciej Sivek
Production Assistants
Arkadiusz Kaniewski, Marcin Machowski, Konrad Gruca, Mateusz Chemecki, Iain McAuslan
Songs
"Batucada da Gladys" by Paul Rumbol,
Piano
Agnieszka Kawula

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bellotheque Films

T:. +44 (0) 788 181 7844
El: tombell@bellotheque.com

Sales Company

Lucas Machowski

45 Endymion Road
London SW2 2BU
T: +44 (0) 756 539 5443
E: lmachowski84@gmail.com

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