| The Fever | |
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| Portuguese | A Febre |
| Directed by | Maya Da-Rin |
| Written by | Maya Da-Rin |
| Starring | Regis Myrupu Rosa Peixoto |
Production companies | Tamanduá Vermelho Enquadramento Produções Still Moving Komplizen Film |
| Distributed by | Vitrine Filmes (Brazil)[2] Survivance (France)[3] |
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Running time | 98 min |
| Countries | Brazil France Germany |
| Languages | Portuguese Tukano Tikuna |
The Fever (Portuguese: A Febre) is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama thriller film written and directed by Maya Da-Rin, Miguel Seabra Lopes and Pedro Cesarino and starring Regis Myrupu and Rosa Peixoto. Featuring dialogue in Portuguese and the indigenous languages Tukano and Tikuna, it features a main cast of indigenous Brazilian from the Upper Rio Negro, belonging to the Desanos, Tucanos and Tarianas people, many of them whom had their first experience in cinema.
The film premiered at the international competition of the 72nd Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, where it received the Golden Leopard for Best Actor for Regis Myrupu, FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award and the "Environment is Quality of Life" Prize from the young jury.[4] Besides the award at the Locarno Festival, Regis Myrupu also received the Best Actor Award at the Brasilia Film Festival, becoming the first indigenous actor to be awarded at both festivals.
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