DAMNED SAINT
by Gustavo Bonafé, Mariana Bastos, Lucas Fazzio
Brazil | 2023 | 8 x 40 min. | Color | Portuguese | Crime Thriller, Drama
When Reinaldo’s wife is shot and left in a vegetative state, the atheist professor faces crushing hospital bills and chooses euthanasia. But then she wakes up. To Pastor Samuel, it is nothing less than a miracle. To Reinaldo, it is the beginning of a perilous journey into unwanted faith and impossible expectations. As the story unfolds, his private tragedy collides with the ambitions of a desperate pastor, forcing him into a role he never believed in and confronting him with the question of whether faith can be chosen, performed, or truly lived.
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Technical information
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Direction: Gustavo Bonafé, Mariana Bastos, Lucas Fazzio
- Script: Rubens Marinelli, Marina Murad Salon, Ricardo Tiezzi, Bea Góes
- Production: Star+ Original, Intro Pictures
- Cast: Bárbara Luz (I’m Still Here – Academy Award for Best International Feature), Othon Bastos (Central Station, Kiss of the Spider Woman), Flavio Bauraqui (Madame Satã, Carandiru), Felipe Camargo (Xingu, Olga), Ana Flávia Cavalcanti (Baby, Memory House, Under Pressure), Helena Albergaria (Hard Labor, Neighboring Sounds), Augusto Madeira (Narcos, Bingo: King of the Mornings), Ravel Cabral (3%, Joint Venture), Mariana Sena (Invisible City, Marighella), Marina Provenzzano (The Fever), Vinicius Meloni (Private Desert), Nill Marcondes (Brainstorm), Luiz Bertazzo (Bacurau).
