A film by Maya Da-Rin. "The Fever" celebrated its World Premiere in competition at The Locarno Film Festival 2019
Manaus is an industrial city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest. Justino, a 45 years old Desana native, works as a security guard at the cargo port. Since the death of his wife, his main company is his youngest daughter with whom he lives in a modest house on the outskirts of town. Nurse at a health clinic, Vanessa is accepted to study medicine in Brasilia and will need to be leaving soon.
Confronted with the oppression of the city, where he never quite fits in, and the distance of his native village from which he left twenty years ago, Justino finds himself condemned to an existence without place. As the days go by, he is overcome by a strong fever. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. During the day, he fights to stay awake at work. But soon the tedious routine of the harbor is broken by the arrival of a new guard. Meanwhile, on television, the news talks about a wild animal lurking in the neighborhood.
A Tamanduá Vermelho and Enquadramento Produções production (Brazil), in co-production with Still Moving (France) and Komplizen Film (Germany).
Justino
Regis Myrupu
Vanessa
Rosa Peixoto
Everton
Johnatan Sodré
Jalmira
Kaisaro Jussara Brito
André
Edmildo Vaz Pimentel
Marta
Anunciata Teles Soares
Wanderlei
Lourinelson Wladmir
Directed by
Maya Da-Rin
Assistant Director
Milena Times
Screenplay
Maya Da-Rin
Miguel Seabra Lopes
Pedro Cesarino
Director of Photography
Bárbara Alvarez
Editing
Karen Akerman
Production Design
Ana Paula Cardoso
Costume Design
Joana Gatis
Make Up
Helena d’Araújo
Original Sound
Felippe Schultz Mussel
Breno Furtado
Romain Ozanne
Sound Mix
Emmanuel Croset
Executive Producer
Leonardo Mecchi
Co-producers
Pierre Menahem (Still Moving)
Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach (Komplizen Film)
Producers
Maya Da-Rin (Tamanduá Vermelho)
Leonardo Mecchi (Enquadramento Produções)
Juliette Lepoutre
Locarno Festival 2019
Pardo d’Oro for best main actor and FIPRESCI Prize
IndieLisboa 2020
International Competition - Feature Film Grand Prize City of Lisbon
Frauenfilmfestival 2020
Debut Feature Film Award
Festival de Biarritz Lateinamerika
Best Film
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Special Jury Award Silver Alexander
Janela do Recife International Film Festival
Janela Award und Best Sound
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Latin American Competition – Best Film and Young Critics Award – Best International First Film
Pingyao International Film Festival
Roberto Rosselini Awards – Best Film
Chicago International Film Festival
International Competition – Silver Hugo Best Director
Rotterdam International Film Festival 2020
Around the World in 14 Films 2020
Locarno International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Adana Golden Ball International Film Festival
Festival de Biarritz International Film Festival
Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Janela do Recife International Film Festival
Mar del Plata Film Festival
Pingyao International Film Festival
Chicago International Film Festival
Denver International Film Festival
Films from the South Oslo International Film Festival
Gangneung International Film Festival
CPH:PIX International Film Festival
Filmar en Latin America International Film Festival
Amiens International Film Festival
Amiens International Film Festival
Forum des Images Paris
Athens Avant-Garde International Film Festival
Festival de Brasilia do Cinema Brasil
Around the World in 14 Films
Madrid Margenes International Film Festival
Torino International Film Festival
Marrakech International Film Festival
Havana International Film Festival
Festival do Rio International Film Festival
