Father's Chair

Father's Chair
Theatrical release poster
PortugueseA Busca
Directed byLuciano Moura
Written byLuciano Moura
Elena Soarez
StarringWagner Moura
Lima Duarte
Mariana Lima
Brás Antunes
CinematographyAdrian Teijido
Edited byLucas Gonzaga
Production
company
Globo Filmes
Distributed byDowntown Filmes
Release dates
  • January 20, 2012 (2012-01-20) (Sundance Film Festival)
  • March 15, 2013 (2013-03-15) (Brazil)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
BudgetR$5 million[1]
Box officeR$3,686,889[2]

Father's Chair[3][4] (Portuguese: A Busca; lit. 'The Search') is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Luciano Moura. It follows the story of Theo, a man who always gave priority to career, until the day that his 15-year-old son goes missing. It was shot in Campinas, Paulínia, and in the coast of the state of São Paulo.[5] The film was selected for the World Cinema at 2012 Sundance Film Festival and for the Première Brasil at 2012 Festival do Rio.[6][7]

  1. ^ ‘A busca’: um personagem sob medida para Wagner Moura - Jornal O Globo
  2. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2013" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Father's Chair (A Busca): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. October 5, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  4. ^ Barker, Andrew (January 24, 2012). "Review: 'Father's Chair'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Filme "A Cadeira do Pai" com Wagner Moura será rodado em Paulínia". Portal de Paulínia (in Portuguese). May 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Sundance 2012: World Cinema Dramatic Competition". Indiewire. SnagFilms. November 30, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  7. ^ A Busca : Curiosidades - AdoroCinema