Morte e Vida Madalena
Brasil, Portugal, 2025.
Directed by: Guto Parente.
Guto Parente (Brazil, 1983) is a prolific director and partner at Tardo Filmes. His extensive filmography includes "The Cannibal Club" (2018), "Inferninho" (2018), and "Strange Path" (2023), which won several awards at the Tribeca Film Festival. His work often blends genre cinema with social commentary.
Cast: Nataly Rocha, Tavinho Teixeira, Noá Bonoba.
Running time: 85 min.
Synopsis
Eight months pregnant, producer Madalena struggles to finish a low-budget sci-fi film written by her late father after the director mysteriously vanishes. Evoking the spirit of João Cabral de Melo Neto’s "Morte e Vida Severina," the film becomes a metaphor for gestation—a rite of passage where the act of filming is an act of survival amidst crumbling surroundings.
Eight months pregnant, producer Madalena struggles to finish a low-budget sci-fi film written by her late father after the director mysteriously vanishes. Evoking the spirit of João Cabral ...