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Ash Wednesday

Partner: AG Kurzfilm

Directors:

In a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Demétria waits for her daughter on the last day of Carnival. But a brutal police raid seals the fate of the two women. Set to Brazilian rhythms, this short musical addresses racism and other social conflicts.

Details

Duration: 30min.

Country: Germany

Language: Portuguese

Year: 2023

Genre: Fiction (Drama), Other

Topic: Black Identity, Children, Christianity, Colonialism, Community, Crime, Crisis, Dance, Death, Discrimination, Economic status, Education, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Grief, Human Rights, Justice, Latino, Motherhood, Mourning, Murder, Music, Patriarchy, Police, Politics, Racism, Religion, Social, Society, Spirituality, Struggle, Trauma, Violence, War, Women, Youth

Cast & Crew

Directors:

Production company: Schuldenberg Films

Writer: João Pedro Prado, Bárbara Santos, Bia Krieger

Cinematographer: Kleber Nascimento

Editor: Anton Buzal

Actors: Uriara Maciel , Ronni Maciel , Jefferson Preto , João Eduardo Albertini

Festivals & Awards

2023

Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival

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