Cinematic Gems from Brazil in Colombo

Sri Lankan film lovers will have a rare opportunity to experience the rich Brazilian cinema with the third Brazilian Film Festival which will be opened from September 27 to 29 at the BMICH cinema hall, Colombo. With fairly a long history, Brazilian cinema has faced ups and downs yet has been able to stand as one of the unique cinema industry with rich artistic quality movies. Some of the young Brazilian filmmakers have made their names specially with art house movies and a number Brazilian films have been nominated for Best Foreign Language films at the Academy awards.

This year film festival in Colombo will feature variety of genres including documentary, drama, comedy, action, romance, and cartoon that could be enjoyed by both adults and children.

The festival will also screens some of the box-office recorded Brazilian films. Organised by Brazil Embassy in Colombo, the festival is open for public and entrance is free of charge.

Ó Paí, Ó (Look at That) directed by Monique Gardenberg will be screened at 3.30 pm on September 27. During the last day of the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, in the city of Salvador, we follow the lives of the tenants living in a falling-to-pieces cortiço, who lacking money but not desire for amusement get by using creativity, irony, humour and music.

Directed by José Padilha and screenplay written by Bráulio Mantovani ‘Elite Squad’ or ‘The Enemy Within’ will be screened at 6 pm on September 27.

After a prison riot, Captain Nascimento, now a high-ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute