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Midnight Screenings · 45th Edition

Continent

Continente

Director

Davi Pretto

Country

Brazil, France, Argentina

Runtime

1 h 55 min

Language

Portuguese, French

Premiere

World Premiere

Synopsis

In a secluded village of southern Brazil, a young woman returns after years as her father, the village’s powerful farm owner, is dying. While she must take over a legacy heavier than it seems, the sole local doctor struggles to protect the inhabitants from a mysterious settlement.

Cast

Olívia Torres, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Corentin Fila

Screenplay

Davi Pretto

Producers

Paola Wink

About the Director

Davi Pretto is a Brazilian screenwriter and director.He wrote and directed his first feature film Castanha which premiered in 2014 at 64th Berlin Film Festival in Forum section and won the Best Film New Trends award at Rio de Janeiro FF.He returned to the 67th Berlin Film Festival - Forum in 2017 to premiere his second feature Rifle. The film also won the Grand Prize at Jeonju Film Festival.

Screenings

Fri 15 Nov · 00:00 – 01:55 Zamalek Cinema 1
Fri 15 Nov · 12:00 – 13:55 Opera House - Hanager Theatre
Thu 21 Nov · 16:00 – 17:55 Vox – Mall Masr (2)