A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 13, 2018
Original Title:
O Banquete
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
Production Companies:
Cisma
Imovision
Production Countries:
Brazil
Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 14
Runtime: 104
An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts are the editor of the country's top news magazine and her husband, the company's lawyer, and the occasion is the wedding anniversary of the magazine publisher and his wife, a famous theater actress. The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country, with serious denunciations, which will run in the upcoming issue. He risks being arrested this very evening. As tensions increase with the imminence of prison, secrets come to light revealing the conflict between the ethics sought in public life and the ethics practiced in private life.
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Art Direction:
Fernanda Carlucci
Costume Design:
Cássio Brasil
Director:
Daniela Thomas
Director of Photography:
Inti Briones
Editor:
Daniela Thomas
Executive Producer:
Julia Borges Araña
Justine Otondo
Original Music Composer:
Antonio Pinto
Producer:
Beto Amaral
Production Design:
Valdy Lopes
Sound Designer:
Vasco Pimentel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Pedro Noizyman
Writer:
Beto Amaral
Daniela Thomas
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