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O2 Play, one of Brazil’s most active international distributors, has acquired worldwide rights to “Nimuendajú,” an impactful 2D animated biopic of Germany’s Curt Unckel, a pioneering defender of Brazil’s Indigenous communities.

Also set to distribute “Nimuendajú” in Brazil, O2 Play has shared an international trailer in exclusivity with Variety.

In a double market strategy, O2 Play’s head Igor Kupstas will host a market screening at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film before “Nimuendajú” plays the prestigious Contrechamp section at June’s Annecy Animation Festival whose artistic director Marcel Jean has hailed the film as “astonishing.”

The debut feature of Minas Gerais-based Tania Anaya “Nimuendajú” boasts at times the delicacy of much 2D Brazilian animation – think the Oscar-nominated “The Boy and the World” – especially when it pictures Amazon forest landscapes. But its tones are darker and more strident capturing moments of violence, or when it...

Bionic On Netflix: Release Date, Cast, Plot, & Everything We Know So Far ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

The Brazilian sci-fi action movie Bionic, also known as Biônicos, is coming to Netflix this May. The director, Afonso Poyart, promises an adrenaline-pumping experience unlike anything else in this film.

Bionic takes us on an engrossing voyage into the future while exploring potential moral dilemmas. Anticipate suspenseful action mixed with contemplations on how technology affects ancient customs such as sports. If you’re looking for release date, plot details, and cast details, look no further. Read below to learn everything we know so far about the movie Bionic.

When is Bionic going to be released?

Bionic will be released on Netflix on May 29, 2024. To watch the film, you must have a subscription to the streaming service.

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In February 2023, Disney+ is adding a long list of content, most notably the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s return to Wakanda, the second season of a popular animated series, special behind-the-scenes looks at some of the MCU’s recent projects, a new Marvel animated TV series, and more episodes of some of the platform’s original series. Disney+ had a slow start in 2023 as January didn’t see much content, with the addition of the first episodes of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season 2 and more episodes of Willow and National Treasure: Edge of History.

Disney+ will welcome a wider variety of content in February, with titles from the Mouse House’s different branches, such as season 5 of Puppy Dog Pals, three seasons of Miraculous Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir, one episode of The Owl House season 3, National Geographic’s Clan of Meerkats, Life Below Zero, and Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog,...

Venice Film FestivalVENICE, Italy -- Cleopatra has been filmed earlier, and one that remains etched in memory is the 1963 version where Elizabeth Taylor immortalized the Queen of Egypt. That movie made history for all the wrong reasons: 20th Century Fox went bankrupt, Taylor fell seriously ill and had to be rushed to hospital, and later she began an affair with Richard Burton that caused a scandal and outraged moralists. Yet, there is no denying that it was this Cleopatra, helmed by Joseph Mankiewicz, which still sparkles, and Taylor remains as enigmatic as the Egyptian Queen herself.

So Brazilian director Julio Bressane's decision to recreate an equally mysterious Cleopatra could not have been easy. But as he says he had one great plus point to begin with. It would be the first time that Cleopatra would be made in Portuguese. Bressane's Cleopatra, screened at the Venice Film Festival, does not disappoint, at least not totally, though it is nowhere as impressive as the one made famous by Taylor, Burton and Rex Harrison. Undoubtedly Bressane' scoring point is the movie's eroticism, which may appeal to nondiscerning audiences in the commercial circuit.

Cleopatra opens with the shot of Pompey's decapitated head, the only gruesome scene in the entire film, which continues to tell the story of the Queen (Alessandra Negrini), concentrating mostly on her relationship with Julius Caesar (Miguel Falabella). Mark Anthony's (Bruno Garcia) scenes are not many, and come towards the end. Obviously, Bressane's interest lies elsewhere.

He uses lyrics to convey Cleopatra's struggles to stay in control of the Ptolemaic Dynasty that Alexander founded 300 years earlier and whose riches are coveted by the bankrupt Romans.

In Bressane's version, the language constructs the image, and he uses poetry to create the imagery. And as the helmer said, the strength of the Portuguese language is its lyricism. This, in effect, becomes the movie's high point, and the legend of Cleopatra unfolds through the nuances of Portuguese literature, music and culture. Negrini's erotic movements, some times in dance like motions, have been splendidly choreographed to Guilherme Vaz' score. The tale of love and war, of hope and regret and of joy and angst comes through almost in a mellifluous manner

However, Cleopatra is all theater and little cinema. It could well be a ballet with a camera capturing it all, and the drama happens mostly indoors, except for one brilliant scene by the seaside.

CLEOPATRA

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Credits:

Director/Co-producer: Julio Bressane

Writer: Julio Bressane and Rosa Dias

Producers: Tarcisio Vidigal and Lucia Fares

Executive producer: Daniela Arantes

Director of photography: Walter Carvalho

Art director: Moa Batsow

Music: Guilherme Vaz

Costume designer: Helen Millet

Editor: Virginia Flores

Cast:

Cleopatra: Alessandra Negrini

Julius Caesar: Miguel Falabella

Mark Anthony: Bruno Garcia

Running time -- 116 minutes

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