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Release Date:
June 23, 2024
Original Title:
Boom Shankar – O Filme Perdido do Guará
Alternate Titles:
Boom Shankar
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
DGT Filmes
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 18
Runtime: 74
1972. A Kombi travels from Amsterdam to Goa, India. This journey is the raw material for Boom Shankar, the only film directed by Guará Rodrigues, a mythical character in Brazilian cinema, both as an actor and behind the camera, as an assistant to some of the greatest directors of the period. That film disappeared before its release, but some recently found fragments are combined with testimonies from members of the trip that recover the libertarian and pioneering spirit of the time.
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Director:
Sergio Gagliardi-Gag
Director of Photography:
Toni Nogueira
Editor:
Sergio Gagliardi-Gag
Producer:
Toni Nogueira
Sound:
Adelaide dos Santos
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