Film

A hora e a vez de Augusto Matraga (The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga)

D: Vinícius Coimbra

Sat, Nov 10, 2012
8 pm
Admission: 5€, concessions 3€ | in the presence of the director
Thu, Nov 15, 2012
7 pm
Admission: 5€, concessions 3€
A hora e a vez de Augusto Matraga (The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga)

Brazil 2011, 106 min, English subtitles

The proud and brutal estate owner Esteves goes bankrupt, losing his home and family – and almost loses his life in an ambush. When he is rescued by former slaves, he appears to become a different person ... the powerful images in this archaic Western set in Brazil’s Minas Gerais –Lula Carvalho (“Tropa da Elite”) was in charge of photography – tell of honor and revenge, forgiveness and redemption. Based on a short story by the South American literary icon João Guimarães Rosa, it won the main prize for best film at the Festival do Rio 2011.