Adrift (2009 Brazilian film)

Adrift (Portuguese: À Deriva) is a 2009 Brazilian drama film directed by Heitor Dhalia, starring Laura Neiva, Camilla Belle and Vincent Cassel. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Adrift
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Directed byHeitor Dhalia
Written byHeitor Dhalia
Produced byAndrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlinck
Matias Mariani
StarringLaura Neiva
Vincent Cassel
Camilla Belle
Débora Bloch
CinematographyRicardo Della Rosa
Edited byGustavo Giani
Music byAntônio Pinto
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 21 May 2009 (2009-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 31 July 2009 (2009-07-31) (Brazil)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Plot

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The film tells about Filipa (Laura Neiva), a 14-year-old girl who spends her holidays with her family in the town of Búzios, in Rio de Janeiro. While she discovers herself, facing passions and common challenges of adolescence, Filipa also has to deal with the extramarital relationship that her father, Matias (Vincent Cassel), has with Ângela (Camilla Belle), a neighbor of his beach house.

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Adrift". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
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