Executive Order (film)
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Portuguese | Medida Provisória |
Directed by | Lázaro Ramos |
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Cinematography | Adrian Teijido |
Edited by | Diana Vasconcellos |
Music by | Plínio Profeta |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Executive Order (Portuguese: Medida Provisória) is a 2020 Brazilian dystopian drama film directed by Lázaro Ramos, in his debut as director. The film is based on the stage play Namíbia, Não! by Aldri Anunciação.[1]
It premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival on October 3, 2020. From late October 2020, it was screened at the Indie Memphis Film Fest. As of mid-March 2021, it was presented at the South by Southwest Film Festival, where it had premiered the year before.[2]
Plot[]
Near future in South America. After Capitu, a doctor, and Antonio, a lawyer, sue the authoritarian Brazilian government for compensation for the descendants of African slaves once brought to the country, they and all other Black citizens are to be sent to Africa. This outrageous order is followed by a hunt for Black citizens who are exiled to Africa against their will.
While the army and the police enforce the law, Antonio sends his uncle to go in search of the doctor, who has joined a resistance movement. From the background and underground, they fight together against the madness that has spread in the country, triggering a resistance that inspires the nation.[2][3]
Cast[]
- Alfred Enoch as Antonio
- Taís Araújo as Capitu
- Adriana Esteves
- Renata Sorrah
- William Russell Enoch
- Mariana Xavier
- Aldri Anunciação
- Flávio Bauraqui
- Paulo Chun
- Seu Jorge as André
- Emicida
References[]
- ^ "'Medida Provisória': Filme de Lázaro é baseado em peça de ficção distópica". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ a b "Executive Order". SXSW 2021 Schedule. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
- ^ de 2020, Redação·16 de janeiro (2020-01-16). "Distopia racial dirigida por Lázaro Ramos estreia no Festival SXSW 2020 | cinematório - Observando a sétima arte". cinematório (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-03.
External links[]
- 2020 films
- Portuguese-language films
- Brazilian films based on plays
- Dystopian films
- Brazilian science fiction films
- Brazilian thriller drama films
- Brazilian films
- 2020 drama films
- 2020 directorial debut films