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Samuel e a luz

Samuel e a luz · Samuel and the Light

Vinícius Girnys

2023, BRA, FRA, 71', M12


Cinema Falado 2023

22 Nov 2023 · Batalha Centro de Cinema - Room 1 · 19H00

25 Nov 2023 · Batalha Centro de Cinema - Room 1 · 19H00


EN screening1 EN screening2 

On Ponta Negra beach, in the municipality of Paraty, Brazil, people have always lived by candlelight, without electricity. With the arrival of the "Light for All" programme, initiated by the Federal Government in 2003, the daily life of the small community of Ponta Negra changes profoundly. Director Vinícius Girnys found his protagonist Samuel while  filming the people of this village over six years (between 2016 and 2022)l. From the particular case of this child and his family, we follow the transformation of a small community's way of life with the arrival of electricity. And with it, the arrival of tourism.