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METEORO (Meteor)



PUERTO RICO: A REBIRTH IN CINEMA Over the course of the past two years, Puerto Rico has emerged as a powerful force in international cinema. By providing attractive tax incentives and a strong film commission, Puerto Rico has demonstrated its dedication to supporting quality filmmaking. It should come as no surprise, then, that there's a new wave of filmmakers from P.R. ready to show the world what it’s got. This year, we're proud to present three New York Premieres from La Isla de Boriquen: Puerto Rico.

CAST: Paula Burlamaqui, Lucci Ferreira, Daisy Granados, Cláudio Março, Maria Dulce Saldanha
DIRECTOR: Diego de la Texera
WRITER: Diego de la Texera
PRODUCED BY: Maria Dulce Saldanha
CATEGORY: NYILFF SHOWCASE
YEAR: 2007
COLOR: Color
FORMAT: 35 MM / PUERTO RICO
LANGUAGE: PORTUGUESE (ALL MOVIES ARE SUBTITLED)
RUNTIME: 100 min
STATUS: NEW YORK PREMIERE
 

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Thursday, July 26 | 8:15 PM
The Imaginasian Theater
239 East 59th Street

Synopsis
In 1960’s Brazil a construction crew is hard at work building a highway deep in the heart of the desert. A military coup in the capitol leaves the men abandoned, literally in the middle of nowhere. But with a good stock of provisions and frequent visits from the local prostitutes, the men are fine.

Soon Juliao, an indigenous Indian arrives. He teaches them his culture’s worship of the meteorites. The workers come to believe that fate has abandoned them in a deeply spiritual place and thus the community of Meteoro is born, a place of good humor, gentle anarchy and free love. Before long, they no longer wish to be governed and forget of returning home. Until one day, the government reappears and ascribes dark political motives to the men’s makeshift paradise.

Additional Screening:
Friday, July 27