Mango Yellow (DVD)
DIRECTED BY - Claudio Assis
IndiePix Price: $17.95
RUNTIME - 100 minutes
RATING - Not Rated
YEAR - 2002
FORMAT - DVD Region 1
Film Info
Set in the sizeable city of Recife in Brazil, MANGO YELLOW is a tale of hardship, romance, and ordinary lives. The principle characters center around the Texas Motel, a rundown retreat that attracts a variety of weird and wonderful people. Among them are Dunga (Matheus Nachtergaele), a gay cook who has a crush on a local butcher, Wellington (Chico Díaz); Kika (Dira Paes), who is Wellington's overtly religious wife; and the flirty Lígia (Leona Cavalli) who works at a nearby bar. Their stories add up to an absorbing portrayal of life in a populous Brazilian favela, as the group struggles to make their way through life.
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FESTIVALS
- Brazilian Film Festival of Miami 2005 (Miami, United States)
- Febiofest: International Film, Television and Video Festival 2004 (Prague, Czech Republic)
- Latin America Film Festival 2004 (Poland)
- NatFilm Festival: Film Festival of Denmark 2004 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Berlin International Film Festival 2003 (Berlin, Germany)
- Cannes Film Festival 2003 (Cannes, France)
- Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival 2003 (Fortaleza, Brazil)
- Havana Film Festival 2003 (Havana, Cuba)
- Moscow International Film Festival 2003 (Moscow, Russia)
- Toulouse Latin America Film Festival 2003 (Toulouse, France)
Awards
- Audience Award (Winner)
2002 Brasilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema (Brasilia, Brazil) - Best Actor (Winner)
2003 Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival (Fortaleza, Brazil) - Best Actor (Winner)
2002 Brasilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema (Brasilia, Brazil) - Best Actress (Winner)
2003 Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival (Fortaleza, Brazil) - Best Art Direction (Winner)
2003 Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival (Fortaleza, Brazil) - Best Cinematography (Winner)
2003 Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival (Fortaleza, Brazil)