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TAKING IACANGA

O BARATO DE IACANGA

By Thiago MATTAR

BIG BONSAI - as PROD

Musical - Completed 2019

"Taking Iacanga" reveals the story behind a legendary music festival held in Brazil in the 70's and 80's. Under military law, open-air events were prohibited. Overcoming politic difficulties, the festival was the biggest hippie gathering in Brazil. Considered the Brazilian version of Woodstock.

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Seeyousound International Music Film Festival 2019
It's All True – International Documentary Film Festival 2019
CineOP - Ouro Preto Film Festival 2019
In-Edit International Music Documentary Film Festival 2019
Jury Prize
Mimo Amarante 2019
TAOYUAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019
Chale Wote Festival 2019
In-Edit Barcelona 2019
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    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Musical, Documentary, Art - Culture
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Thiago MATTAR
    • Writer(s)
    • Thiago MATTAR, Guilherme ALGON
    • Producer(s)
    • Deborah OSBORN (bigBonsai), Gilberto TOPCZEWSKI (bigBonsai), Felipe BRISO (bigBonsai)
    • Synopsis
    • "Taking Iacanga" is a feature documentary about the curious story behind a legendary festival dedicated to Brazilian music in the 70's and 80's. The event was held in a ranch, when the the country was ruled by a military regime and events such as open air festivals were prohibited by the government. Overcoming politic difficulties, the music festival was the major gathering of the hippie movement.
      The film follows the journey of a 20-year-old student, Antonio Checchin Junior, who convinced his family and friends to turn their ranch, located in the countryside of São Paulo, into the main stage of the biggest Brazilian artists of that period, such as Raul Seixas, Gilberto Gil, Hermeto Pascoal and João Gilberto, who created the musical genre of Bossa Nova.
      Considered the Brazilian Woodstock, the film presents exclusive archive footage of historical concerts, backstage images and interviews with artists, producers and the friendly family that founded the music festival without realizing that the event turned into the most powerful symbol of the counter cultural movement in Brazil.
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