Araby

Andre, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, Andre stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As Andre reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves. "An instant classic. Has the truly rare capacity to inspire and energize with the optimistic sense that nothing is impossible." (The Hollywood Reporter)

Keywords

  • Screen: Latin America
  • Sooner Exclusives
  • Sooner Exclusives: Stories that Matter
  • economy
  • latin america
  • social drama
  • urban living
  • work

Actors

  • Aristides de Sousa
  • Murilo Caliari
  • Gláucia Vandeveld
  • Renata Cabral
  • Renan Rovida

Director

  • João Dumans
  • Affonso Uchôa

Drama


1h 36min


16+

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Brazil
2018
With his at once contemporary and timeless drama, Affonso Uchôa confirms his reputation as one of the most promising talents in Brazilian cinema.

With his at once contemporary and timeless drama, Affonso Uchôa confirms his reputation as one of the most promising talents in Brazilian cinema.


Andre, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, Andre stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms.

As Andre reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.


"An instant classic. Has the truly rare capacity to inspire and energize with the optimistic sense that nothing is impossible." (The Hollywood Reporter)

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