Narrative
Country: Brazil, France
Languages: Portugese, English, Igbo, Hungarian, Chinese
Color / DCP / 102 minutes / 2020
Amadi, a musician from Lagos in his 30’s, goes to Brazil with the mission to locate his elder missing brother, Ikenna, and bring him back to Nigeria. Fol – lowing faint footsteps, he discovers that his brother was not the distinguished Mathematician he was supposed to be. Bitter childhood feelings arise and Amadi must now choose between faithfulness to his broken family or a new life in São Paulo.
Cast & Crew
Directed By: Matias Mariani
Written By: Chika Anadu, Francine Barbosa, Maíra Bühler, Matias Mariani, Júlia Murat, Chioma Thompson, Roberto Winter
Picture: Leo Bittencourt
Cast: O.C. Ukeje, Chukwudi Iwuji, Indira Nascimento, Paulo Andre, Ike Barry
Production
Primo Films in co-production with MPM Film, Tabuleiro Films and SP Cine
Festivals
Berlinale (Panorama), Red Sea IFF, Guadalajara IFF
Press
Berlinale 2020: Shine your eyes – Q&A Matias Mariani (Cidade Pássaro)