Doc 1985 - Céu Aberto

Budapest
Budapeste
Directed by Walter Carvalho
2009
113’
Color
Selling Points
- The script is based on the bestseller book written by the famous Brazilian singer Chico Buarque. Almost two hundred
and fifty thousand copies of the book was sold in Portugal and Brazil
- It was directed by Walter Carvalho (cinematographer of “Central Station”, “Carandiru” and co-director of “Window
of the Soul”) and produced by Rita Buzzar (producer of “Olga”)
- This feature film was shot in beautiful locations such as Budapest and Rio de Janeiro
Synopsis
José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest.
His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista, his Hungarian teacher, and with her help learns "the only language in
the world which, according to the tongue-wagers, the devil respects".
Production Company: Nexus Cinema e Vídeo
Production Company: Imagem Filmes, Eurofilm Studio O, Stopline Films, Telecine
Sponsors: Petrobras, Eletrobrás and BNDES
Genre: Fiction/ Drama
Cast: Leonardo Medeiros, Gabriella Hámori, Giovanna Antonelli and Antonie Kamerling. Special Guest: Chico Buarque
Language: Hungarian and Portuguese
Subtitles Available: English
Territories Available: All territories and medias, except Portugal, Hungary, Belgium and TV to Latin America
Country: Brazil, Hungary and Portugal
About the Director: Walter Carvalho is one of the award-winning cinematographers in Brazil and has been part of more
than 70 films both short films and features, such as “Que País É Esse” (Leon Hirszman), “Jorge Amado” (João Moreira
Salles), “Central Station” and “Behind the Sun” (both by Walter Salles). He is the director from "Cazuza - O Tempo Não
Pára" and "Window of the Soul".
ADDITIONAL INFO
Material Available: DVD
Market History: Telecine (PayTV from Brazil) and Castello Lopes Multimedia (distributor from Portugal)
Festival History:
- New York Brazilian Film Festival
www.eloaudiovisual.com
CONTACT: [email protected] (+55 11 3023 6270)