Memories of the Desert (Portuguese: Romance Policial) is a 2014 Brazilian-Chilean crime drama film directed and written by Jorge Durán. It stars Daniel de Oliveira as a young Brazilian writer named Antonio, who decides to go to the Atacama Desert in search of inspiration for a tale. Daniela Ramírez and Álvaro Rudolphy co-star in supporting roles. The film was first screened on 9 March 2014 at the Miami International Film Festival,[1] and was released theatrically in Brazil on 4 June 2015.
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 International release poster | |
| Directed by | Jorge Durán |
| Written by | Jorge Durán |
| Produced by | Gisela Camara Gabriel Flores Durán Pedro Rossi |
| Starring | Daniel de Oliveira Daniela Ramírez Álvaro Rudolphy |
| Cinematography | Luís Abramo |
| Edited by | Pedro Durán Gabriel Flores Durán |
| Music by | Fabiano Krieger Lucas Marcier |
Production companies | El Desierto Filmes Ceneca Produciones |
| Distributed by | Pandora Filmes |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Languages | Portuguese Spanish |
Plot
editAntonio is a 30-year-old civil servant living in Rio de Janeiro, with a penchant for writing, who travels to the Atacama Desert in search of inspiration to write a novel. The arid and astonishing landscape leaves him in awe. One day, Antonio, hiking through the desert, hears suspicious noises and finds a dead man (whom he had met earlier in a bar). He is detained by Martínez, a local police officer, who forbids him to leave Chile or the village of San Pedro de Atacama, where he stays. Antonio also meets Florencia, a local bar-owner, with whom he develops a romantic relationship. The crime situation and his ongoing romance with Florencia help him write his tale and get mixed in it.
Cast
edit- Daniel de Oliveira as Antonio
- Daniela Ramírez as Florencia
- Álvaro Rudolphy as Martínez
- Roxana Campos as Miriam
- Rogério Fróes as The Old Writer
- Nelson Polania as El Hombre (as Nelson Polanco)
- Victor Montero as Romo
- María Izquierdo as Florencia's Mother
Awards and nominations
edit- Best Film – Bogotá Film Festival (nominated)[2]
- The Knight Competition – Miami International Film Festival (nominated)[3]
References
edit- ^ "49 films will premiere at miami international film festival, a program of miami dade college's MDCulture". Miami International Film Festival. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Festival de Cine de Bogotá presenta su competencia oficial". El Espectador. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Miami International Film Festival, A Program of Miami Dade College's MDCulture, Announces its 31st Edition Film Lineup". Miami International Film Festival. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.