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Apr 20, 2023 · Directed by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós, “Dry Ground Burning” is a film about insurrection set in the central Brazilian region of Sol Nascente.
Sep 7, 2023 · With Débora Alencar, Léa Alves da Silva, Gleide Firmino, Joana Darc Furtado. In 2013 the military police of the Brazilian Federal District initiated a large operation against drug traffic in the peripheral city of Ceilândia, dismantling a series of illegal networks and arresting sixteen men.
A provocative portrait of Brazil’s dystopian contemporary moment that blends documentary with narrative fiction and genre elements, the latest film by Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós ( Once There Was Brasilia) offers a unique vision of the country’s possible future.
Feb 16, 2022 · That’s what makes Dry Ground Burning such a cumulatively startling experience: the way reality creeps into its fabric, with devastating effects for those inside it and those watching. Yet Queirós and Pimenta keep the line between truth and fiction purposely blurred.
Entertaining and alight with political resonance, Dry Ground Burning is a hybrid documentary that will ignite radicals, rebels, and genre fans. Read Critics Reviews
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His latest feature, Dry Ground Burning, co-directed with Joana Pimenta, premiered at the 72 nd Berlinale Forum in 2022 and received the Grand Prix at Cinéma du Réel and the national and international competition awards at Indiel
Apr 16, 2023 · The moment is one of startling violence, but also a moving grace note. Through the means of cinema, Léa, a long-downtrodden member of society, is able to fulfill one last fantasy of revenge against a brutal, unjust system by performing a vibrant and fantastical act of rebellion.
