Synopsis
Walkiria, a woman from the cities, hides a secret: she was born in a magical community in the interior of the Amazon. Haunted by dreams, she returns to the place. Upon her arrival, strange things happen - the magical power of the place is threatened. She sets out with Felicio, a local hunter, in search of a cure for the evil that has struck the village. Will Walkiria succumb to the ancient power of the MATINTAS or will she be able to sacrifice herself for the community?
Technical information
Production Company
Marahu Filmes
Production company based in Belém do Pará, it focuses on telling stories of the Amazon to the world. Since 2015 it has stood out in the regional and national market with the development, production and distribution of different projects for cinemas and television. The production company's first feature film, the documentary THE REFLECTION OF THE LAKE (2020) had its world premiere in the Panorama Showcase at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020. The food culture series SABORES DA FLORESTA (2020), with chef Thiago Castanho from Pará, is available on Canal Futura and on the Globoplay platform. PASSAGEM ESPERANÇA is the production company's first feature film and has already passed through labs such as the Franco-Brazilian scriptwriting lab at the Varilux Festival and the Rotterdam Lab. Currently the production of the series NORTH LOOKS about photographers from the Amazon and the TV film VILLA LOBOS IN PARIS for ARTE 1 channel are underway.
BOCA A BOCA FILMES is an independent production company created in 2005 with a focus on making documentaries and fiction for film and television. Highlights include the documentaries "Por Que Você Partiu?" (94min, 2013) selected at the 2012 Rio Film Festival, Miami International Film Festival 2013, acquired by GNT and "Guardiões do Samba" (80min, 2014) selected for the 2013 In-Edit Festival and the 2014 Rio Film Festival. In May 2016 we premiered "Jacquin's World," a reality series in 12 episodes aired by Fox Life. Co-producers and distributors we work with include Nikkatsu Corporation (Japan), Arsenal Pictures (USA), FOX, Imovision and Teleimage among others.
Direction
Fernando Segtowick
Script
Fernando Segtowick
Production