Project Detail

Brazuca

Nick Wall

Synopsis

A tender, raw and surprising story of a small family of Brazilian cousins who move to London to make a living and broaden their horizons, the film stars Selton Mello as Jean Charles de Menezes, with Vanessa Giacomo playing his wide-eyed country-girl cousin Vivian.

Eva Birthistle stars as the woman Jean falls in love with. Dreams, hardship, joie-de-vivre and tragedy are at the heart of Brazuca, which is set against the back-drop of the 2005 London bombings.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Features
Running time: 100 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Henrique Goldman
Producer: Rebecca O' Brien, Stephen Frears
Co-Producer: Rebecca O' Brien, Stephen Frears
Editor: Kerry Kohler
Screenwriter: Henrique Goldman, Marcelo Starobinas
Director of Photography: Guillermo Escalon
Production Designer: Damien Creagh
Sound: Ray Becket
Composer: Nitin Sawhney
Principal cast: Selton Mello, Vanessa Giacomo, Luis Miranda, Patricia Armani, Eva Birthistle

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mango Films Ltd

178 Sutherland Avenue
London W9 1HR
UK

info@mangofilms.co.uk

Visit Website

www.mangofilms.co.uk

Sales Company

Goalpost Film

258-260 Lavender Hill
London SW11 1LJ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7585 3222

tristan@goalpostfilm.com

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