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FAROSTE CABOCLO

By René SAMPAIO

REPUBLICA PUREZA FILMES - as PROD

First film - Completed 2012

Faroeste Caboclo its a
social-romantic drama, with a tragic ending.
The story is centered in the romance between João de Santo Cristo, a
charming thief, migrant, black and poor and Maria Lúcia, a white
college girl and bored with the middle-high class.

- Year of production
- 2012
- Genres
- First film
- Countries
- BRAZIL
- Languages
- BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
- Budget
- 3 - 5 M$
- Duration
- 104 mn
- Director(s)
- René SAMPAIO
- Writer(s)
- Marcos BERNSTEIN, Victor ATHERINO, Paulo LINS
- Cast
- Fabricio BOLIVEIRA, Isis VALVERDE, Felipe ABIB, Cesar TRONCOSO, Marcos PAULO
- Producer(s)
- Marcello LUDWIG MAIA (República Pureza ), Bianca DE FELLIPES (Gavea Filmes), René SAMPAIO (Fogo Cerrado)
- Synopsis
- Faroeste Caboclo is the adaptation of the eponymous song by Renato
  Russo, a famous Brazilian singer and composer who, in the style of Bob
  Dylan, knew how to delight crowds by telling stories and singing with
  his lyrics. The song that inspired the movie has 9 minutes, no
  repeated verse and was a great success in the 80´s. The screenplay is
  by Marco Bernstein (Central do Brasil) and also has the collaboration
  of Paulo Lins, author of City of God. Faroeste Caboclo its a
  social-romantic drama, with a tragic ending.
  The story is centered in the romance between João de Santo Cristo, a
  charming thief, migrant, black and poor and Maria Lúcia, a white
  college girl and bored with the middle-high class. In the middle of
  this romance is Jeremias, a playboy, addicted drug dealer that fights
  with João for land, and the love of Maria Lúcia. The couple is
  interpreted by Fabrício Boliveira and Ísis Valverde, while Felipe Abib
  lives the antagonist. Set in the early '80s, the protagonist knows the
  rise and fall in living this romance. In a clash of interest, drug
  dealers and the police conflict with one another , while the end of
  the military dictatorship in the Capital of Brasil,
  Brasilia takes place. The wanderings and tedium of a young rocker, who
  lived in a city still being built, are the backdrop for this story
  that is played in the rhythm of Sex Pistols, Joy Division, The Clash
  and other bands of the Punk movement.
  The film is the feature debut of director René Sampaio, already
  established in Brazil as director of advertising films. Sampaio has an
  extensive career in advertising, with more than 300 commercial and
  received several awards including a Silver Lion in Cannes with the
  film Kitchen para a DM9/DDB. Also, he wrote, produced and directed the
  2000 film Sinistro, a very successful short film winning over 15
  International Awards in international festivals. In 2006 he was
  elected Director of the Year by the ABP, Brazilian Advertisement
  Association.