Acqua Movie

Rosana Botafogo

**English** A sequel to the excellent "Árido Movie", this road movie focuses on indigenous demonstrations, on the politicians who are common in the countryside and have been in power for years, decimating and frightening the population, especially the indigenous and mixed-race people. Alessandra Negrini is amazing, the dialogues with the locals are delightful and spontaneous, the northeastern culture is wrapped up in an ode to suspense, and there is a lot of reflection... The touches of humor and the photography and arid locations are engaging and enchanting... Cicero is a 12-year-old boy who finds his father dead in the bathroom, the victim of a massive heart attack. The boy's mother, who spends long periods away from home, returns to São Paulo, interrupting the filming of her movie in the Amazon rainforest. Cicero convinces her to take a long trip through the northeast of the country to take his father's ashes to his hometown. **Portuguese** Sequência do excelente "Árido Movie", aqui o road movie foca nas manifestações indígenas, nos políticos coronéis que são comuns no interior no poder há anos, dizimando e amedrontando a população, principalmente os indígenas e mestiços, Alessandra Negrini estupenda, os diálogos com os habitantes locais deliciosos e espontâneos, a cultura nordestina embalada por uma ode de suspense, e muita reflexão… As pitadas de humor e a fotografia e locações áridas contratam e encantam...