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Cora (2021)

After finding an unfinished and deleted documentary shot by her father before she was born, Cora begins the unveiling of the insanity which has been haunting her family for generations.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Gustavo Rosa de Moura, Matias Mariani

Synopsis

2064. Cora, a Danish woman, finds an unfinished documentary in which Benjamim, her Brazilian father, attempted - fifty years earlier - to investigate the story of his own parents: Teo, who, afflicted by insanity, died when he was still a child, and Elenir, a mysterious woman he’d barely heard of. In the course of his investigation, Benjamim discovers that both characters are part of a complex family puzzle, filled with traumas and taboos, and starts seeing himself as an important piece in the puzzle. The footage found in Benjamim’s documentary is reorganized by his daughter, Cora, in an attempt to understand her family’s lost past.

Actors

Vera Valdez
Vera Valdez
Isabel
Fabio Marques Miguez
Fabio Marques Miguez
Raul
Sylvio Zilber
Sylvio Zilber
Haroldo
André Whoong
André Whoong
Benjamin
Charlotte Munck
Charlotte Munck
Cora

Crews

Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Director
Matias Mariani
Matias Mariani
Director
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Producer
Tatiana Leite
Tatiana Leite
Producer
Valeria Richter
Valeria Richter
Producer
Mira Filmes
Mira Filmes
Producer
Bia Almeida
Bia Almeida
Executive Producer
Felipe Rosa
Felipe Rosa
Production Executive
Bernardo Barcellos
Bernardo Barcellos
Editor
Luisa Marques
Luisa Marques
Editor
André Whoong
André Whoong
Camera Operator
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Camera Operator
Matias Mariani
Matias Mariani
Camera Operator
Gustavo Zysman Nascimento
Gustavo Zysman Nascimento
Sound Engineer
Peter Albrechtsen
Peter Albrechtsen
Sound Designer
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Writer
Matias Mariani
Matias Mariani
Writer
Valeria Richter
Valeria Richter
Writer
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Assistant Director
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Editor
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Alexandre Wahrhaftig
Camera Operator
Guilherme Peters
Guilherme Peters
Art Direction

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