Mutum (film)

Mutum is a 2007 Brazilian film directed by Sandra Kogut. The script, developed by Kogut and Ana Luísa Martins Costa, is based on Guimarães Rosa's novella Campo Geral  [pt].[1][2] The story takes place on an isolated farm in Mutum, in the sertão of Minas Gerais.

Cast

• Thiago da Silva Mariz - Thiago
• Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso - Felipe
• João Miguel - Father
• Izadora Fernandes - Mother
• Rômulo Braga - Uncle Terez
• Paula Regina Sampaio da Silva - Rosa
• Maria das Graças Leal Macedo - Grandma Izidra
• Eduardo Moreira - Man from the city

With the exception of João Miguel, Izadora Fernandes, Rômulo Braga and Eduardo Moreira, the cast is composed of non-professional actors chosen by the director and scriptwriter from inhabitants of the sertão of Minas Gerais, where filming took place.[3]

References

1. "Campo geral – Guimarães Rosa: resumo da obra". Brasil Escola (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
2. "G1 > Cinema - NOTÍCIAS - Brutalidade e ternura se encontram no sertão de 'Mutum'". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
3. Costa, Ana Luiza Martins (2013). "Miguilim no Cinema: da novela "Campo Geral" ao filme "Mutum"". Revista de Ciências Sociais (in Portuguese). 44 (2): 31–52. ISSN 2318-4620.