Kill Me Please (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Anita Rocha da Silveira |
| Written by | Anita Rocha da Silveira |
| Produced by | Vânia Catani |
| Starring | Valentina Herszage |
| Cinematography | João Atala |
| Music by | Bernardo Uzeda |
| Distributed by | Cinema Slate E. Californica Pictures |
Release dates | 9 September 2015 (Venice) 1 September 2017 (US) |
| Countries | Brazil Argentina |
| Language | Portuguese |
Kill Me Please (Portuguese: Mate-Me Por Favor) is a 2015 Brazilian-Argentine coming of age thriller-drama film, written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira in her directorial debut.[1] It premiered in the Horizons section at the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival, and was later awarded for best director and best actress (Valentina Herszage) at the 2015 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.[2][3]
Plot
Barra da Tijuca, West Side Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A wave of murderers plague the area. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a fifteen-year-old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to make sure she's alive.
Cast
- Valentina Herszage as Bia
- Dora Freind as Renata
- Mariana Oliveira as Mariana
- Júlia Roliz as Michele
- Rita Pauls as Garota Morta
- Laryssa Ayres as Amanda
- Vicente Conde as Bernardo
- Bernardo Marinho as João
- Antara Morri as Nicole
References
- ^ Jonathan Holland (October 12, 2015). "'Kill Me, Please' ('Mate-me, Por Favor'): Rio de Janeiro Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ John Hopewell (September 5, 2015). "'Kill Me Please': A New Face of Latin American Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Elaine Guerini (October 13, 2015). "'Neon Bull' triumphs in Rio". Screen International. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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