DFI Brazil Cinema Showcase: Mutum
The multi-awarded Brazilian film Mutum will be screened next week as this month’s feature of Doha Film Institute’s Qatar Brazil 2014 Cinema Showcase presented in partnership with Qatar Museums.
Screenings will take place at Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) auditorium on June 26 and 27 at 7pm.
Mutum is a compelling coming-of-age drama which provides a fascinating glimpse into the rural life in Brazil. It tells the story of 10-year-old Thiago who lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais.
As Thiago is forced to confront separation and betrayal within his home, he begins, little by little, to see and understand a place he had never been able to before, thus slowly letting go of his innocence.
Mutum is an outstanding debut by Director, Sandra Kogut, and is based on the popular Brazilian novel by João Guimarães Rosa. It has won many international awards and has been widely praised for the stunning performances by child actors and the rich layering of cultural themes based on the rural life.
Tickets are on sale at www.dohafilminstitute.com and the MIA DFI Ticket Outlet.
They are priced at QR35 for the public and QR25 for students.
