MY COUNTRY

MEU PAÍS

By André RISTUM

GULLANE - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2011

The first feature by the talented director André Ristum, My Country is a film about a family tear apart, where a mentally ill sister will inspire its union.

    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL, ITALY
    • Languages
    • BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE, ITALIAN
    • Duration
    • 86 mn
    • Director(s)
    • André RISTUM
    • Writer(s)
    • Marco DUTRA, Octavio Scopelliti SCOPELLITI, André RISTUM
    • Synopsis
    • Marcos and Thiago are brothers with a broken relationship. Marcos lives in Italy where he leads a life full of propriety. Thiago lives in Brazil and spends his time wasting his
      father’s money on nights, booze and women. After their father dies, they are faced with astonishing news: their father had another daughter, a mentally disturbed girl, who has lived in a private mental institute all her life. This new reality leads the brothers into new experiences, forcing them to confront totally new and unexpected situations, which lead to a new and important understanding between them.