Carnival is Over (Portuguese: Os Enforcados, lit.'The Hanged') is a 2024 crime film directed by Fernando Coimbra starring Leandra Leal and Pêpê Rapazote as a couple hoping to escape their family's ties mafia ties.[1][2] The film was selected to premiere as a Special Presentation at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

Carnival is Over
PortugueseOs Enforcados
Directed byFernando Coimbra
Starring
Production
companies
  • Gullane
  • Fado Filmes
  • Videodrome
  • Globo Filmes
  • Telecine
Release date
Running time
123 minutes
Countries
LanguagePortuguese
Budget€3 million[2]

Premise

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Regina and Valério conspire to kill Valério's uncle in an attempt to break free of the family's links to the mafia, initiating a cascade of chaos and violence.[2]

Cast

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Production

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Coimbra first announced Carnival is Over, then titled The Hanged, at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. At the time, Fernanda Torres was attached to star as Regina. The project had been developed at the 2015 Sundance Screenwriter Lab and production was supported by a Sundance Institute global filmmaking award.[3][4] In May 2023, Variety reported that post-production on the film was underway.[5]

Release

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Carnival is Over will premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2024.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Carnival is Over". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Carnival is Over". Playtime Group. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John. "Gullane, Fernando Coimbra, Fernanda Torres Team for 'The Hanged' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ De La Fuente, Anna Marie. "Big Brazilian Bets at Berlin's EFM". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano; Hopewell, John. "Italy's Vivo Film Boards 'Technically Sweet,' Produced by Brazil's Gullane, Based on a Michelangelo Antonioni Script (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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