Acquaria (2003)

Director:

Flavia Moraes

Writers:

Claudio Galperin (screenplay), Flavia Moraes (screenplay)

Stars:

Sandy, Junior Lima, Emílio Orciollo Neto

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sandy	...	Sarah (as Sandy Leah)
Junior Lima	...	Kim (as D. L. Junior)
Emílio Orciollo Neto	...	Gaspar
Igor Rudolf	...	Guili
Júlia Lemmertz	...	Nara
Alexandre Borges	...	Bártok
Daniel Ribeiro	...	Ábadon
Milton Gonçalves	...	Závos
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Serafim Gonzalez	...	Sárkis
Wind	...	Mingus

Storyline

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Taglines:

Quando abrir os olhos, o que vai importar? (When you open your eyes, what's gonna matter?)

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [br]

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

12 December 2003 (Brazil)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$251,547 (Brazil) (26 December 2003)

Gross:

$1,497,807 (Brazil) (9 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Planet Group, Globo Filmes, Spectra Mídia Produções

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

By day, 656 meals was served.

User Reviews

What a Fabulous Movie

I think this movie was quite remarkable. While it's true that it seems to have drawn inspiration and certain themes from a variety of other films, including Water World, Mad Max, Star Wars, etc., that can be said of any movie. Can you dismiss Cold Mountain as a knock-off of Gone With The Wind? To do so would be a fool's errand, as you'd be ignoring that film for what it is, just as some might do with Acquaria. There are scenes in films as praised as Return of the King that look as if they were lifted directly from Star Wars, and there are certain "stock characters" common to films of this genre. There are also elements and themes that are shared by most any film of this kind, so you cannot fault this movie for employing them when necessary. Read up on myths and legends, or even studies of myths and legends by the likes of Joseph Campbell, and you will see just how common many of these elements are in storytelling across the globe and throughout the ages.

Acquaria looks beautiful, the sets, design, and music are first rate, and the actors all show considerable skill and promise, especially the young and charismatic Sandy and Junior. I hope that this movie, a stunning technical and artistic achievement and an unexpected surprise out of Brasil, sees a wider distribution, and I look forward to seeing more from those involved in the future.