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The Call of God
90 min. | Portuguese | Brazil, 2000
The Call of God tells the story of six young people who decided to follow the religious path. Three of them are seminarians of the Catholic Church, the others work closer to Liberation Theology, preaching that it is necessary to insert themselves in the reality of the faithful to help realize their desires and ideals.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:
*Margarida de Prata Award granted by Confederação Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB);
*Brasília Film Festival: Best Documentary and Best Film Editing;
*IDFA (Netherlands);
*Festival del Cine Independiente (Argentina);
*Copenhagen Film Festival (Denmark).
With Wagner de Oliveira Fernandes, Luiz Carlos Vitorino, Leonardo Lopes de Souza, Patrícia da Silva Cerqueira, Antônio da Silva Junior, José Mário de O. Britto
CREW:
Director: José Joffily
Executive Producer: Roberta Cantarino
Cinematographers: Antônio Luis Mendes, Guy Gonçalves, Luís Abramo, Marcelo Duarte and Nonato Estrela
Sound Operators: Antonio Muricy, Gabriela Cunha, Heron Alencar, José Louzeiro, Luís Aragão and Silvio Da-Rin
Editor: Eduardo Escorel
Soundtrack: David Tygel
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