Brazuca
Synopsis
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
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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
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Mango Films Ltd
178 Sutherland AvenueLondon W9 1HR
UK
Sales Company
Goalpost Film
258-260 Lavender HillLondon SW11 1LJ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7585 3222
tristan@goalpostfilm.com
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