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"Beauty and truth are to be found everywhere." Strand Releasing has debuted an official Us trailer for the upcoming release of a Brazilian film titled Gabriel and the Mountain, which makes me think of that film The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, even though the two have nothing in common. Gabriel and the Mountain is a docu-drama hybrid film, mixing fact and fiction, that features real people, places and things. The story follows João Pedro Zappa as Gabriel Buchmann, who decided to travel the world for one year before going to university. 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. Cristina, played by Caroline Abras, is his girlfriend who follows him along. This looks like a deeply spiritual and thoughtful film about how much...

Not to be confused with “Joe and the Volcano,” Fellipe Barbosa’s “Gabriel and the Mountain” is headed to Cannes. The Brazilian director’s second feature will debut in the festival’s Critics’ Week section alongside the likes of “Brigsby Bear,” “Sicilian Ghost Story” and “A Violent Life.”. Watch an exclusive trailer below.

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Here’s the synopsis: “Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decides to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrives in Kenya determined to discover the African continent — until he reaches the top of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, his last destination.”

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João Pedro Zappa, Caroline Abras and Alex Alembe star in the film,...

Directed by Lirio Ferreira, Brazilian feature "Blue Blood" won big at the Rio Film Festival in October 2014, and bows again as the opening night of the 65th annual Berlinale's Panorama sidebar. Official synopsis, and Toh! exclusive trailer, below. Living on an idyllic island paradise, ten-year-old Pedro was separated from his sister Raquel because their mother feared a forbidden attraction between the siblings. Against his will, the boy was sent away to the mainland where he joined a travelling circus. Growing up among a colorful family of circus performers, Pedro transforms into a legendary figure called "Zolah, the Cannon Man." On a circus tour, Zolah – now grown into a handsome and seductive man – returns to the mystical island he was forced to leave behind. Trying to reconnect with his past, he longs for the forbidden love of his lost childhood. The cast includes the popular Brazilian actor Daniel de Oliveira, Caroline Abras,...