Charcoal (film)
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| Portuguese | Carvão |
| Directed by | Carolina Markowicz |
| Written by | Carolina Markowicz |
| Produced by | Zita Carvalhosa |
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| Cinematography | Pepe Mendes |
| Edited by | Lautaro Colace |
| Music by | Alejandro Kauderer |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
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Charcoal (Portuguese: Carvão) is a 2022 Argentine-Brazilian black comedy-drama film written and directed by Carolina Markowicz.[1]
Plot
In the São Paulo countryside, a rural peasant family struggle to care for their ailing patriarch; one day, however, an Argentine drug lord arrives with an offer to give them a substantial amount of money conditional on permitting him to kill the old man and take his place as part of his efforts to hide out from criminal prosecution.
Cast
- César Bordón as Miguel
- Rômulo Braga
- Jean de Almeida Costa as Jean
- Maeve Jinkings as Irene
- Camila Márdila as Luciana
- Aline Marta Maia
- Pedro Wagner
Release
The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022.[2] It also screened as part of the Latin Horizons program at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3]
Reception
Charcoal has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10.[4]
References
- ^ Holly Jones, "Urban Sales Swoops on Carolina Markowicz’s Toronto-San Sebastian Title ‘Charcoal’". Variety, August 11, 2022.
- ^ Jeremy Kay, "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily, 3 August 2022.
- ^ Eric Lavallée, "2022 San Sebastian: Barragán’s Octopus Skin, Markowicz’s Charcoal & Martelli’s 1976 Populate Horizontes Latinos". Ion Cinema, August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Charcoal | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.