Bacurau. Photo: Handout
The inaugural Brazilian Film Festival will be held at Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) at Mid Valley in Kuala Lumpur from Sept 21 to Sept 24.
The film festival will feature three popular Brazillian flicks – Aquarius, Bacurau, and Amazonia Groove. And best of all, you'll be able to watch these movies for free.
“We are bringing to Malaysia two of the most critically acclaimed Brazilian films of the last few years, Aquarius and Bacurau, as well as a very beautiful documentary about the music in the Amazon basin, Amazonia Groove," Ary Norton de Murat Quintella, ambassador of Brazil to Malaysia, said in a press statement.
"A lot of the scenes of Amazonia Groove were filmed in Belem, in the State of Para... Para has a lot of similarities with East Malaysia, both in terms of their love for music and their relation with nature, and viewers will be able to see that first hand," he added.
The Brazilian Film Festival, organised by the Brazilian Embassy in Malaysia, is free and open to the public. All movies are in Portuguese, with English subtitles.
Ticket redemption starts one hour prior to each screening, at GSC Mid Valley, on a first-come, first-served basis.
For updated screening schedules and other details, go to www.gsc.com.my.
Here's a look at the synopsis of the films:
Aquarius
A retired widow vows to live in her apartment until she dies after a developer buys all of the units around her.
Bacurau
A filmmaker travels to a remote village to shoot a documentary only to discover the locals are not exactly what they appear to be and hide dangerous secrets.
Amazonia Groove
Documentary about the masters of the Amazon and the music originated in the region.
