A Morte de J.P. Cuenca

Jun 30 2016 N/A 1h 30m
Crime, Documentary, Fantasy

In 2008, a corpse identified by the police with the birth certificate of the writer João Paulo Cuenca was found in an occupied building in Lapa. Inspired by this fact, the movie investigates the theft of the author´s identity in a ghostly Rio de Janeiro and in deep transformation. If in fiction and in crime sections of newspapers it’s common to read about people who steal the identity of someone dead to start a new life, what we have here is the opposite case: someone who steals the identity of a living man to die in his place.

Plot

In 2008 a corpse was identified by the police with the birth certificate of the Brazilian writer João Paulo Cuenca in a invaded building in the historical and bohemian neighborhood of Lapa, downtown Rio de Janeiro. Inspired by this fact, "The Death of J.P. Cuenca" investigates the identity-theft case in a phantasmagoric city undergoing a lot of changes. If in fiction and crime news pages it is a cliché for living people to steal the identity of dead ones to start a new life, what we have here is the opposite case: someone who steals the identity of a living person to die in his place.

Written by

João Paulo Cuenca

Directed by

João Paulo Cuenca

Cast

João Paulo Cuenca, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti

Crew

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Languages

Português

Awards

5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
36
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA