Jean Charles
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 93 mins
- Format
- Super 16mm
- Director
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Henrique Goldman
- Producer
- Rebecca O’ Brien, Stephen Frears, Tristan Whalley, Nicki Parfitt
- Editor
- Kerry Kohler
- Screenwriter
- Henrique Goldman, Marcelo Starabinas
- Director of Photography
- Guillermo Escalon
- Production Designer
- Damien Creagh
- Sound
- Luiz Adelmo
- Composer
- Nitin Sawnhey
- Principal cast
- Selton Mello, Vanessa Giacomo, Luis Miranda, Patricia Armani, Mauricio Varlotta
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Henrique Goldman and Luke Schiller
Mango FilmsSales Company
Tristan Whalley & Nicki Parfitt
Goalpost Film258-260 Lavender Hill
Clapham Junction
London SW11 1LJ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7585 3232
tristan@goalpostfilm.com
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