A Máquina

"Love is the fuel"

Mar 24 2006 N/A 1h 29m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and leaving to explore the world. Before losing his love, Dona Nazaré’s son, Antônio, takes the first step in a kamikaze crusade to bring the world to Karina. For that, Antônio leaves town and announces, in a TV show that he will set off on a sensational adventure: a trip into the future, starting from Nordestina’s square. A story where dreams contradict reality, geographical and political conditions threaten to block life, and love plays the part of the transforming element.

Plot

Karina has 2 dreams: to become an actress & to see the world. Antonio is in love with her. He promises to bring the world to "Nordestina", a village in the sticks of Brazil. This backwater village has 2 population groups: those who are leaving, and those who are thinking about leaving. Antonio leaves in what appears to be a suicide crusade - openly promising on TV that he will give his Karina all she could wish for, or he'll face a deadly machine he has invented. To challenge fate, he also declares that he'll travel into the future. The day he has to make good on his promises, all "Nordestina" is there, expecting Antonio to realize his promises.

Written by

Adriana Falcão, João Falcão

Directed by

João Falcão

Cast

Paulo Autran, Gustavo Falcão, Mariana Ximenes

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Globo Filmes, Miravista, Labo Cine do Brasil

Languages

Português

Awards

8 wins & 22 nominations

Trailers
Trailer - A Máquina, o Amor é o combustivel
Scores
# of Votes
642
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA