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Film about the Brazilian writer behind The Alchemist to wrap in Spain this week.
The Pilgrim: The Best Story of Paulo Coelho is to finish shooting in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela this week, after filming began in Rio de Janeiro on April 3.
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The Pilgrim: The Best Story of Paulo Coelho
The film is an 80-20 co-production between Brazil’s Dama Filmes, led by Carolina Kotscho and Iôna de Macedo, and Angélica Huete’s Babel Films in Spain.
Directed by Daniel Augusto, the script was informed by conversations between Coelho and producer-scriptwriter Carolina Kotscho.
Ravel and Júlio Andrade will play the young and old Coelho. Other cast members include Fabiana Gugli, Nancho Novo and Paz Vega.
De Macedo told Screen: “The film tells the story of a man who has a dream. It’s a little like Alice in Wonderland - he’s someone who is too big for his house.
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