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ShowtimesSaturday, April 28 at 6:30pm
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Synopsis |
Based on the plight of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann, Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa’s follow up to 2014’s Casa Grande turns death into a rumination on the actions and ideas that resound in life. Gabriel and the Mountain offers a moving look at the transformative nature of travel, both on those hopping around the world in search of a new perspective and those they encounter along the way.
The film approaches its narrative with an inescapably emotional air of authenticity Never taking the familiar travelogue drama path, this involving film’s Cannes Critics Week premiere should prove the first stop on the way to further festival play. In 2009, before he was due to start his doctorate in public policy in the US, Buchmann disappeared while climbing Malawi’s Mount Mulanje. Roaming through Africa and scaling its lofty peaks on his last leg of a year-long global trek, he was determined to research poverty experientially. Far away from his comfortable Rio de Janeiro upbringing, he lived cheaply, explored widely and attempted to give away 80% of his daily budget to those in need. Distinguishing Gabriel and the Mountain from other fictionalized accounts of traumatic adventures such as Into the Wild and 127 Hours, Barbosa brings together both actors and the actual Kenyan, Tanzanian, Zambian and Malawi residents Buchmann encountered: tribesmen, hiking guides, safari operators and bus drivers among them. Each recreates their time with Buchmann (João Pedro Zappa), with their affectionate reflections about his passing overlaid on pivotal scenes. Sarah Ward |
About the film |
Genres: Action, Drama
Release Year: 2017 Runtime: 131 minutes Countries: Brazil, France Languages: Portuguese, English, French (with English subtitles) Website: OFFICIAL WEBPAGE Director: Fellipe Barbosa |