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Forced to marry a slave trader, young Beatriz faces physical and emotional unrest beyond her years in this lyrical and nuanced historical mood piece. Upon returning from a trading expedition, Antonio discovers that his wife has died in labor. Confined to a decadent but desolate property in the company of his aging mother-in-law and numerous slaves, he marries his wife's young niece, Beatriz. Separated from her family and left alone on the rugged farmhouse in the Brazilian mountains, Beatriz finds solace in the displaced and oppressed inhabitants around her. Exploring the fraught intersection of feminism, colonialism, and race that has persisted across centuries and continents, VAZANTE is a haunting and stunning solo directorial debut from Brazilian filmmaker Daniela Thomas.

Genre:

Drama, Adventure

Actors:

Adriano Carvalho, Luana Nastas, Sandra Corveloni, Juliana Carneiro da Cunha, Roberto Audio, Vinicius Dos Anjos, Toumany Kouyaté, Jai Baptista, Fabrício Boliveira, Isadora Favero

Director:

Daniela Thomas

Country:

Brazil, Portugal

Release:

2017

IMDb:

6.4

Quality:

Duration:

116 min

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

It can test the patience of a viewer. But the beauty of the images and the underlying power of the story, especially when Beatriz begins to emerge as the focus of the film, make Vazante an immersive watch.

March 19, 2018

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Chicago Tribune

Any director this far along in developing an assured visual style truly is a director to watch.

February 01, 2018

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Film Threat

Under the supervision of Linha de Passe co-director Daniela Thomas, this emotionally wrenching period drama is culturally and historically valuable.

May 07, 2018

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RogerEbert.com

The languidly-paced picture has a staggering array of beautiful images and vistas.

January 12, 2018

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eFilmCritic.com

There are memes about white people tears, too, though the movie's final scream of horror might actually be funnier than any of them.

April 20, 2018

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Eye for Film

Visually absorbing and narratively compelling, Vazante is a character study that uses uncomfortable intimacies to address expansive human concerns.

May 04, 2018

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Mark Reviews Movies

There is no way that the story of Vazante ... could end well. The genuine shock is how badly and horrifically it does end for all of these characters.

February 01, 2018

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Newcity

Every composition, each image of her epic endeavor, especially in close-ups, comprise sensual, atmospheric marvels.

February 02, 2018

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Washington Post

Every frame of Inti Briones's starkly gorgeous black-and-white cinematography ... hints at an inherent contradiction, either visually, in the narrative or in its larger themes.

January 23, 2018

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Detroit News

An epic of desperation, clotted emotions, racism and innocence destroyed, "Vazante" is chillingly beautiful and thoroughly awful, stuffed with grief and tragedy while wrestling with the dynamics of power.

April 06, 2018

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Los Angeles Times

At its center is a dramatist's purest of wishes: to capture the interiority of people in dire circumstances, to make us see what they see and feel what they feel.

January 25, 2018

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San Francisco Chronicle

The ending has a feeling of inevitability but is nonetheless shocking, a tragedy resulting from an original sin that haunts, and will continue to haunt.

January 24, 2018

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