Araby

André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As André reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.

Director: João Dumans, Affonso Uchôa

Cast: Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari, Gláucia Vandeveld, Renata Cabral, Adriano Araújo, Wederson Neguinho, Renato Novaes, Renan Rovida

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.