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Gabriel and the Mountain

Original title: Gabriel e a Montanha
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.3K
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Caroline Abras and João Pedro Zappa in Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
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  • Adventure
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Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya d... Read allBefore entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya determined to discover the African continent. Until he reached the top of Mount Mulanje, Ma... Read allBefore entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya determined to discover the African continent. Until he reached the top of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, his last destination.
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7.0/10
1.3K
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  • Director
    • Fellipe Barbosa
  • Writers
    • Fellipe Barbosa(screenplay)
    • Lucas Paraizo(screenplay)
    • Kirill Mikhanovsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • João Pedro Zappa
    • Caroline Abras
    • Alex Alembe
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  • Director
    • Fellipe Barbosa
  • Writers
    • Fellipe Barbosa(screenplay)
    • Lucas Paraizo(screenplay)
    • Kirill Mikhanovsky(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • João Pedro Zappa
    • Caroline Abras
    • Alex Alembe
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    • 7User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 17 nominations

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    João Pedro Zappa in Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
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    João Pedro Zappa in Gabriel and the Mountain (2017)
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    João Pedro Zappa
    • Gabriel Buchmann
    Caroline Abras
    Caroline Abras
    • Cristina
    Alex Alembe
    Rashidi Athuman
    John Goodluck
    Luke Mpata
    Manuela Picq
    • Nadia
    Rhosinah Sekeleti
    Leonard Siampala
    • Director
      • Fellipe Barbosa
    • Writers
      • Fellipe Barbosa(screenplay)
      • Lucas Paraizo(screenplay)
      • Kirill Mikhanovsky(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The director Fellipe Barbosa had access to the photographs taken by the camera that was found along with Gabriel Buchmann's body. With those photographs, Buchmann's notebook and e-mails sent to his family and friends, he could track down the places the tourist visited as well as the people he met. He also found some characters through Facebook.

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    True adventure story is interesting if ultimately frustrating
    GABRIEL AND THE MOUNTAIN is based on the true story of Brazilian student Gabriel Buchmann played by Joao Zappa) who takes a year off to hike in Africa before continuing his education in 2009. After a brief prologue, we pick up Gabriel's trip about two months before it's scheduled end (the movie is broken down into four chapters: Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi).

    In Tanzania, Gabriel greets his Brazilian girlfriend Cristina (Caroline Abras) and she remains for the Zambian portion of the story. While Cristina's presence give the movie some background into Gabriel, it conversely, also impedes the progress of it. The Kenya and Malawi chapters are interesting as they depict Gabriel exploring alone and having to make friends with the locals he meets along the way. Boyfriend and girlfriend stories are commonplace. Further, the couple end up visiting tourist sites - again, a diminution of the tale's exploration theme. Abras is good in the role, but it smacks of the commercial needs of the filmmakers over their artistic ones.

    What's most interesting about the movie is Director Fellipe Barbosa's decision to use the actual people Gabriel met along the way to play themselves, with a couple of exceptions*. While not professional performers, it gives the movie a verisimilitude above and beyond the norm. Barbosa also has the people do voice-overs of their present day feelings for Gabriel, a decade later. It's an interesting device, even if takes some getting used to (one is reminded of Terence Malick's recent work).

    The Voice-overs and the Chapters are intended to give the movie a structure, but, it isn't fully satisfying. We never get a true sense of the full year-long journey. Gabriel himself is depicted as a prickly, selfish sort. One gives the Barbosa credit for not making him into a saint, but, it can be difficult to fully identify with him, or his adventure. Ultimately, one feels a bit frustrated - much like Gabriel's trip itself.

    * The main exception is Cristina, his girlfriend. Understandable, considering the circumstances.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2017 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Brazil
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
      • Swahili
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Габриэль и гора
    • Filming locations
      • Tanzania
    • Production companies
      • Damned Films
      • Gamarosa Filmes
      • TVZero
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,415
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,963
      • Jun 17, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $505,769
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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