TWO IRENES

AS DUAS IRENES

By Fabio MEIRA

CINEMA DO BRASIL - as PROMO

Drama - Completed 2017

Irene, 13, is part of a traditional family. One day she discovers that her father has a second family and another daughter of the same age, also called Irene. She discovers an Irene completely different from her and she starts to emulate the double life of her father in a game of secrets and lies.

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale 2017
Generation
Guadalajara FICG 2017
Official Competition - Best 1st Film Award and Best Cinematography
45th Gramado Film Festival 2017
Official Competition - Best Film (Critics Jury), Best Supporting Actor for Marco Ricca, Best Production Design and Best Script
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Drama, First film, Family
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • PORTUGUESE
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 88 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Fabio MEIRA
    • Writer(s)
    • Fabio MEIRA
    • Producer(s)
    • Diana ALMEIDA (LACUNA FILMES), Fabio MEIRA (ROSEIRA FILMES)
    • Synopsis
    • Irene is a 13-year-old girl who lives in a small city in the middle of the Brazilian drylands region. She’s part of a traditional rich family, but relates to her maid more than to her sisters. One day, she finds out that her father has another daughter and that the girl is also thirteen and named Irene. Without anyone knowing, she sneaks away in order to meet her sister. She discovers a new Irene, utterly different from her, more self-confident, more mature. She finds out a new way of being Irene and she is fascinated. Through her sister, she becomes aware of her dad’s double life of being the father and husband of two families. She starts acting just like him, entering a game full of secrets and lies in order to share teenage adventures with her new sister. The two Irenes will never be the same.