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Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the greedy and ruthless landowners of the Bahia region. Mysteriously, the usually outspoken Father Louis has been silent for three months. With the Brazilian Congress about to vote on a major land-redistribution bill that could potentially tip the balance of power even further, Father Louis’s support of the peasants and his condemnation of the landowners is more important than ever. Coleman sets out alone for the politically unstable Bahia region to capture a highly anticipated interview with the elusive priest.Read moreLess
Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the greedy and ruthless landowners of the Bahia region. Mysteriously, the usually outspoken Father Louis has been silent for three months. With the Brazilian Congress about to vote on a major land-redistribution bill that could potentially tip the balance of power even further, Father Louis’s support of the peasants and his condemnation of the landowners is more important than ever. Coleman sets out alone for the politically unstable Bahia region to capture a highly anticipated interview with the elusive priest.
The story
Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the greedy and ruthless landowners of the Bahia region. Mysteriously, the usually outspoken Father Louis has been silent for three months. With the Brazilian Congress about to vote on a major land-redistribution bill that could potentially tip the balance of power even further, Father Louis’s support of the peasants and his condemnation of the landowners is more important than ever. Coleman sets out alone for the politically unstable Bahia region to capture a highly anticipated interview with the elusive priest.
Cast & crew
Henry CzernyMichael Coleman
Patrick BauchauPadre Stephen Louis
Marília PêraRenata
Júlia LemmertzJulia
Daniel DantasAlfredo
Ana Beatriz NogueiraMárcia
Valdineia SorianoVitória
Otávio AugustoMattar
Otávio MüllerEdmar
Luís MeloCristo
Jackson CostaOrlando
José Rubens ChacháAmigo do CristoExplore the crew
- Writer
- Cyrus Nowrasteh
- Director
- Monique Gardenberg
- Writer
- Monique Gardenberg
- Original Music Composer
- Philip Glass
- Editor
- Dan Rae
- Producer
- Flávio R. Tambellini
- Producer
- Alan Poul
- Director of Photography
- Pedro Farkas
- Editor
- Diana Seel