THE FEVER
Directed by
Maya Da-Rin
Manaus is an industrial city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest. Justino, 45 and a native Desana, works as a security guard at the cargo port. Since the death of his wife, his main company is his youngest daughter with whom he lives in a modest house on the outskirts of town. A nurse at a health clinic, Vanessa is accepted to study medicine in Brasilia and will need to be leaving soon.
Confronted with the oppression of the city, where he never quite fits in, and the distance of his native village from which he left twenty years ago, Justino finds himself condemned to an existence without place. As the days go by, he is overcome by a strong fever. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. During the day, he fights to stay awake at work. But soon the tedious routine of the harbour is broken by the arrival of a new guard. Meanwhile, on television, the news talks about a wild animal lurking in the neighbourhood.
Best Actor and Fipresci Prize at Locarno 2019
TIFF 2019
“The Fever” colors in the experiences of Brazil’s Indigenous community through the casual racism Justino and Vanessa face at work, including taunts about the shapes of their eyes and ignorance about the diversity of Native languages. By showing us the world through Justino’s searching gaze, Da-Rin gives us an elusive but powerful sense of the limits of our own vision” – New York Times
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The film is in cinemas and on demand from 6 August
w/c 6 August
🎟️ ICA, London (all week)
🎟️ Showroom, Sheffield (all week)
🎟️ Watershed, Bristol (not 9th or 10th)
🎟️ HOME, Manchester (all week)
🎟️ FILMHOUSE, Edinburgh (all week)
On Demand at
w/c 13 August
🎟️ ICA, London (all week)
On Demand at
w/c 20 August
🎟️ Cine Lumiere, London (2 days only)
🎟️Broadway, Nottingham (4 days only)
w/c 27 August
In Portuguese with English subtitles
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