International Features Competition
Medusa
Swiss Premiere
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Brazil
2021, 128min
Fiction, Drama, Fantastic
VO. Portuguese
ST. English, French
With
Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Bruna G.
During devastating nightly sprees, masked evangelists stalk sinners. By day, they are “Michelle and the precious ones” and produce goofy hits and dumb tutorials. Somewhere between giallo and political satire, behold a resolutely feminist fable.
What if the women whose names begin with an M were condemned to evil? M for Mary Magdalene, M for Medusa… or M for Monsters? In this conservative and religious Brazil, gangs of evangelist girls punish sinners. The filmmaker, inspired by real events, delivers an ultra-scathing and committed attack, somewhere between giallo and political satire. A toxic, pop and highly charged atmosphere, and a spellbinding soundtrack. A film about femininity.
GV
Direction
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Screenplay
Anita Rocha da Silveira
Image
João Atala
Editing
Marilia Moraes
Sound
Bernardo Uzeda, Evandro Lima, Gustavo Loureiro
Music
Bernardo Uzeda, Anita Rocha da Silveira
Production
Bananeira Filmes (Vania Catani)
Co-Production
MyMama Entertainment (Mayra Auad)
With
Mari Oliveira, Lara Tremouroux, Bruna Linzmeyer, Bruna G., Joana Medeiros, Thiago Fragoso
World sales
Best Friend Forever
Anita Rocha da Silveira
1985, Brazil
Prior works
2021, Medusa2015, Kill Me Please
2012, The Living Dead (short)
