Castanha

Apr 19 2014 Not Rated 1h 35m
Crime, Documentary, Drama

Joao is a 50 year old actor who lives with his 72 year old mother, Celina. He spends his time between his work at night as a crossdresser in small gay bars and his parts in small plays, movies and TV shows. Tormented and haunted by ghosts from his past, day after day Joao starts to merge the reality in which he lived with the fiction he is interpreting.

Plot

Joao is a 50 year old actor who lives with his 72 year old mother, Celina. He spends his time between his work at night as a crossdresser in small gay bars and his parts in small plays, movies and TV shows. Tormented and haunted by ghosts from his past, day after day Joao starts to merge the reality in which he lived with the fiction he is interpreting.

Written by

Davi Pretto

Directed by

Davi Pretto

Cast

João Carlos Castanha, Celina Castanha, Zé Adão Barbosa

Crew

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Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Tokyo Filmes

Languages

Português

Awards

4 wins & 7 nominations

Teasers
CASTANHA - TEASER
Scores
# of Votes
114
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA