Justino, 45 years old, born in Desana, is a security guard at the port of Manaus. While his daughter prepares to study medicine in Brasília, Justino is overcome by a mysterious fever. Manaus is an industrial city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest. Justino, a 45-year-old Desana indigenous man, works as a guard at a container terminal. Since his wife's death, his main companion is his youngest daughter with whom he lives in a modest house on the outskirts. A nurse at a health center, Vanessa is leaving to study medicine in Brasília.
As the days go by, Justino is overcome by a strong fever. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. During the day, he struggles to stay awake at work. But the boring routine at the port is broken by the arrival of a new watchman. Meanwhile, his brother's visit reminds him of life in the village, where he left 20 years ago. Between the oppression of the city and the distance from his village in the forest, Justino can no longer bear a placeless existence.
I love unconventional national cinema, that is, those that avoid silly meals, an excellent everyday thriller, regional, natural and not very caricatured... A French-German-Brazilian drama and suspense film spoken in Portuguese and in the indigenous languages Tukano and Tikuna, as original as it gets...
As the days go by, Justino is overcome by a strong fever. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. During the day, he struggles to stay awake at work. But the boring routine at the port is broken by the arrival of a new watchman. Meanwhile, his brother's visit reminds him of life in the village, where he left 20 years ago. Between the oppression of the city and the distance from his village in the forest, Justino can no longer bear a placeless existence.
I love unconventional national cinema, that is, those that avoid silly meals, an excellent everyday thriller, regional, natural and not very caricatured... A French-German-Brazilian drama and suspense film spoken in Portuguese and in the indigenous languages Tukano and Tikuna, as original as it gets...