País do Desejo

País do Desejo is a 2012 drama film co-written and directed by Paulo Caldas.[1] The film premiered at the 35th São Paulo International Film Festival.[2]

País do Desejo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaulo Caldas
Written by
  • Paulo Caldas
  • Pedro Severien
  • Amin Stepple
Starring
CinematographyPaulo Jacinto dos Reis
Edited byVânia Debs
Production
companies
  • Fado Filmes
  • 99 Produções
  • Cena Dois
  • Bananeira Filmes
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) (Portugal)
  • 25 January 2013 (2013-01-25) (Brazil)
Running time
87 minutes
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Portugal
LanguagePortuguese

The film is based on a 2009 real-life case in which a 9-year-old Brazilian girl became pregnant after years of sexual abuse committed by her stepfather. As the pregnancy was the result of a rape and represented a risk to the girl's life, she underwent an abortion, as is provided for under Brazilian law.[3]

The story is told from the center of the crisis of a Catholic priest that is positioned against the decision of the Archbishop of the Church to excommunicate the mother, the girl, and the doctors involved in the abortion.[3]

Plot

The film tells the story of Roberta, a famous classical pianist who faces a tough battle against severe kidney disease, and José, a somewhat unconventional priest, which supports a 12-year-old girl raped by her uncle and pregnant with twins, to have an abortion.[4]

The fate of the two characters crosses when Roberta faints at a concert and is hospitalized in a local clinic, belonging to the brother of the priest. Gradually, he is interested by the pianist, and that love will change their destiny in many ways.[2]

Cast

References
  1. "País do desejo | Brasil nas Telas | ANCINE | Agência Nacional do Cinema | Ministério da Cultura | Governo Federal". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  2. Tela Brasil – O portal de formação e informação sobre o universo audiovisual » Blog Archive » País do Desejo chega às telonas
  3. "Mulheres - Estréia em Portugal filme brasileiro sobre o caso de Alagoinha - 26/01/2012". Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
  4. País do Desejo - Filme 2012 - Cinema10.com.br
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