Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival

7th Annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival

Wednesday December 9th at 7:00 PM - ICM in Century City (by invitation only)

THE SECOND MOTHER
Que Horas Ela Volta?
Directed by Anna Muylaert (112 min)

An excitingly fresh take on some classic themes and ideas, The Second Mother centers around Val (Regina Casé), a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.

Winner Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival

Winner Grand Jury Prize ~ World Cinema Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival

Brazil's Official Entry to the 88th Academy Awards as Best Foreign Language Film

 

 

Thursday December 10th at 7:00 PM - USC Ray Stark Theater

 

TO MY BELOVED

Para Minha Amada Morta

Directed by Aly Muritiba (123 min)

 

 

After the loss of his wife Ana, Fernando becomes a quiet and introspective man, who raises his son Daniel by himself. Every night, while the boy sleeps, he recalls his love by organising her personal belongings. His life is turned around when he discovers a handful of sex tapes in his deceased wife's homemade VHS collection. Obsessed with the idea of tracking the unnamed lover, Fernando leaves everything behind - including his son - to insert himself into the life of Salvador, an ex-con and the man from the videotapes. An exhibition of remarkable cinematic control, To My Beloved is a film rife with psychological tension and subtlety.

 

Friday December 11th at 7:00 PM - Working Stage Theater

 

HUNGER
Fome

Directed by Cristiano Burlan (90 min)




Saturday December 12th at 6:00 PM - Ricardo Montalbán Theater

VIEW OF NISE - Documentary Feature
Olhar de Nise
Directed by Jorge Oliveira Perdão & Pedro Zoca 

Saturday December 12th at 8:00 PM - Ricardo Montalbán Theater

 

TRASH

Directed by Stephen Daldry (114 min)

 

 

When three trash-picking boys from Rio’s slums find a wallet among the daily debris of their local landfill, little do they imagine that their lives are about to change forever. But when the local police show up offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return, the boys, Rafael, Gardo, and Rato realize that what they’ve found must be important. With the help from two American missionaries – the disillusioned Father Julliard (Martin Sheen) and his young assistant Olivia (Rooney Mara) - the trio begins an extraordinary adventure as they discover that the wallet’s owner José Angelo (Wagner Moura) was working to uncover political corruption and now they must try to hang onto the wallet while they evade the police, led by the dangerous Frederico (Selton Mello).

 

For a complete list of films and screening schedule please visit HBRFF2015