Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl! / Longas-Metragens

Don’t Swallow My Heart, Alligator Girl!

Directed by Felipe Bragança.

Screenplay by Felipe Bragança. Inspired by tales by Joca Reiners Terron.

Produced by Marina Meliande and Marcos Prado.

Cast: Cauã Reymond, Eduardo Macedo, Adeli Gonzales, Zahy Guajajara, Claudia Assunção, Ney Matogrosso.

Synopsis: A fable about love and memories on the border between Brazil and Paraguay. Joca is a 13 year old Brazilian boy who is in love with Basano, a Paraguayan indigenous girl. To conquer her love, he must face the violent region’s war-torn past and the secrets of his elder brother, Fernando, a motorcycle cowboy.

Production: Duas Mariola Filmes.

Coproduction: Globo Filmes, Canal Brasil, Revolver Amsterdam, Damned Films, Mutuca Filmes.

Sponsors: Yamaha, Ellus.

Developed with the support of HUBERT BALS FUND – ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL and VISIONS SUD EST FUND.

Distribution: Fênix Distribuidora de Filmes

Film Festivals:

Sundance 2017 (WORLD PREMIERE) | Berlinale 2017 | Brasília 2017

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