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O estranho

The Intrusion
Forum 2023
O estranho, the intrusion, is a place: Guarulhos International Airport near São Paulo. From there, the journey proceeds not so much through the world as through time. Built on Indigenous territory, the airport completely changed the landscape. Some people left, others remained: they now work in the duty-free shop or in baggage handling.
The past reappears in various forms, challenging the protagonists, including Alê. Right there, in the riverbed where she used to play with her sister, she now works all day long.
Just as the concrete covers the vegetation, which covered the graves in turn, the stories pile up, layer upon layer. They offer food for thought about what remains. The film moves between fiction and reality, carrying out a minimal form of archaeology. Its rhythm uncovers the images of a vibrant place.
O estranho is the second joint project by Flora Dias and Juruna Mallon and shows their interest in landscapes, in people and in the interplay of the two. And in keeping memories alive.
by Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon
with Larissa Siqueira, Antonia Franco, Rômulo Braga, Patrícia Saravy, Thiago Calixto, Laysa Costa, Helena Albergaria, Beatriz Pankararu Brazil / France 2023 Portuguese 107’ Colour

With

  • Larissa Siqueira
  • Antonia Franco
  • Rômulo Braga
  • Patrícia Saravy
  • Thiago Calixto
  • Laysa Costa
  • Helena Albergaria
  • Beatriz Pankararu

Crew

Directors Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon
Screenplay Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon
Cinematography Camila Freitas
Editing João Marcos de Almeida
Sound Design Léo Bortolin
Sound Gustavo Nascimento
Production Design Dayse Barreto
Costumes Dayse Barreto
Assistant Director Lara Lima
Production Manager Luiz Fernando Orofino
Producers Lara Lima, Leonardo Mecchi
Executive Producers Leonardo Mecchi, Lara Lima
Co-Producers Eva Chillón, Paula Pripas
Co-Production Pomme Hurlante Films Paris, Frankreich
Filmes de Abril São Paulo, Brasilien

World sales

Morethan

http://www.morethan-films.com http://www.morethan-films.com

Produced by

Lira Cinematográfica

Enquadramento Produções

https://www.enquadramen.to https://www.enquadramen.to

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Flora Dias

Born in Jales, Brazil in 1985, she studied film and works as a filmmaker and cinematographer. Following her debut O sol nos meus olhos (2013), O estranho is her second film, which she co-directed with Juruna Mallon.

Filmography

2013 O sol nos meus olhos (The Sun against My Eyes); co-directed by Juruna Mallon, 68 min. 2016 Ocidente (West); 14 min. 2019 Miragem (Mirage); 29 min. 2020 Pytang; 3 min. 2023 O estranho (The Intrusion); 105 min.

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023

Juruna Mallon

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1979, he studied art history, film and visual anthropology. In addition to being a filmmaker, Juruna Mallon is also a sound designer and composer.

Filmography

2013 O sol nos meus olhos (The Sun against My Eyes); co-directed by Flora Dias, 68 min. 2014 Ararat; 15 min. 2015 Satan Satie; 33 min. 2017 Les Îles résonnantes (The Resonant Islands); 42 min. 2023 O estranho (The Intrusion); 105 min.

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023