Antônia - O Filme (2006)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Tata Amaral

Writers:

Tata Amaral (writer)
Roberto Moreira (writer)

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical

Tagline:

All It Takes Is Everything You Have.

Plot:

Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo...

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Womens Issues | Brazilian Hip Hop | Girl Band | Music Group

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Negra Li	...	Preta
Cindy Mendes	...	Lena (Maria Madalena)
Leilah Moreno	...	Barbarah
Jacqueline Simão	...	Mayah (as Quelynah)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chico Andrade	...	Duda
Barão	...	Barão
Adielson Bonam	...	Apresentador do show
Odara Carvalho	...	Roberta
Leona Cavalli
Nathalye Cris	...	Emília
Valney Damasceno	...	Zé (namorado de Duda)
Ezequiel da Silva	...	Robinho
Thobias da Vai-Vai	...	João (Pai de Preta)
Sandra de Sá	...	Maria (Mãe de Preta)
Mercílio Duarte	...	Delegado
Zenóbio Fernandes	...	Taxista
Claudio Galperin	...	Médico / Doctor
Hadji	...	DJ Cocão
Hébano	...	Talarico
Kamau	...	Dante
Giulio Lopes	...	Antenor
Rubinho Louzada	...	Caixa
Fernando Macário	...	Ermano
Júlio Machado	...	Noivo
Maionezi	...	JP
Silvana Matteusi	...	Passageira Lotação 3
Martha Meola	...	Passageira Lotação 2
Paula Pretta	...	Passageira Lotação 1
Negro Rico	...	DJ Anjo
Silveira	...	Músico
Thaíde	...	Marcelo Diamante

Directed by
Tata Amaral

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tata Amaral		writer
Roberto Moreira		writer

Produced by
Tata Amaral	....	producer
Geórgia Costa Araújo	....	producer
Guel Arraes	....	associate producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro	....	co-producer
Bel Berlinck	....	co-producer
Rachel Braga	....	assistant producer
Fernando Meirelles	....	co-producer
Moa Ramalho	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Beto Villares

Cinematography by
Jacob Solitrenick		(as Jacob Sarmento Solitrenick)

Film Editing by
Idê Lacreta

Casting by
Patricia Faria

Production Design by
Rafael Ronconi

Art Direction by
Rafael Ronconi

Makeup Department
Anna Van Steen	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Antônio Irivan de Souza	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Carvalho	....	second second assistant director
Júlia Pacheco Jordão	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Tiago Bello	....	foley editor
Ana Chiarini	....	dialogue editor
João Godoy	....	sound
Felipe Burger Marques	....	foley artist
Eduardo Santos Mendes	....	sound designer
Armando Torres Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay	....	digital effects artist
Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay	....	on-line editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Marcos de Noronha	....	gaffer
Eduardo Augusto 'Pimenta' Duque	....	second assistant camera
Pedro Ionescu	....	additional camera operator
Alexandre Samori	....	first assistant camera
Marilia Scharlach	....	video assist operator

Editorial Department
Alex Ferreira Barreiro	....	assistant editor
Renato Briano	....	assistant editor
Renato Briano	....	post-production assistant
Nancy Korim	....	assistant editor
Francisco Mosquera	....	post-production coordinator
Daniel Ribeiro	....	assistant editor
Karina Vanes	....	post-production coordinator
Mariana Zdravca	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Fil Pinheiro	....	music programmer

Other crew
Claudio Galperin	....	script collaborator
Marina Puech Leão	....	production assistant: second unit (as Marina Leão)
Sergio Penna	....	acting coach
Sérgio Penna	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Coração da Selva
• Globo Filmes
• O2 Filmes
• Tangerina Entretenimento

Distributors

• Downtown Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• International Film Festival Rotterdam (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (for)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Anywhere Road Entertainment (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Palisades Pictures (2007) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Yazbek e Portaro Advogados  legal services

Also Known As:

Antônia (Brazil) (short title)
Antonia (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some thematic material, language and brief violence.

Runtime:

90 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

São Paulo, Brazil

Company:

Coração da Selva

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Antônia" (2006)

A South American Dreamgirls (not!)

If you're wont to check out a film with a cast of strong,independent (and very attractive)women who persevere in the face of adversity,then seek out Antonia. This fine film from Brazil is also a very well written,directed,photographed & acted tale of four young women from Sao Paulo who have been friends since girlhood,and who also boast of musical talent who just want to make it big in the (mostly)male dominated world of Hip Hop/Rap. The big chance comes when they get to open for a big Rap act & are well received. What follows is some bad breaks that pair down the foursome down to a twosome. This is the kind of film that in the wrong hands could have been turned into little more than a South American Spice Girls knock off. Let us all be eternally thankful that didn't happen. The film also boasts of a killer music soundtrack. It almost at times reminded me a wee bit of 'Dreamgirls'(only without a slimy manager). As the film is subtitled, a bit of a search may be in order (you can bet your bottom dollar you won't find it at your local Showcase Cinema). As it was released in 2006, it may already be available on DVD (it does have an American distributor,and carries a PG-13 rating for some salty language and a rather disturbing image of the aftermath of a bloody violent attack).