Point Blank
Synopsis
POINT BLANK is a 90-minute, investigative documentary on police violence and corruption perpetrated in Rio de Janeiro in the past 20 years. It vividly portrays the most emblematic incidents that occurred during this period through the perspective of family members, witnesses, survivors, and other people who were directly involved in such cases, such as lawyers, district attorneys, and judges. The film starts with the notorious Vigário Geral Massacre of 1993 and culminates with the executions ordered and carried out by law enforcement agents in 2012 and 2013. These brutal facts are presented through interviews, archival footage, and reenactments based on witness reports that reconstruct the memory of the few who survived the slaughters.
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Broadcasted on: 06/04, 12/04, 14/04, 16/04 and 18/04/2015.Credits
- Direction, script, and production: THERESA JESSOUROUN;
- Consultants: JULITA LEMGRUBER & IGNACIO CANO;
- DP / Cinematographer: Walter Carvalho, Bacco Andrade, Fabricio Tadeu;
- Sound: VALÉRIA FERRO &JOSÉ LOUZEIRO; editors THERESA JESSOUROUN &IDÊ LACRETA;
- Sound editor: SIMONE PETRILLO;
- Original Music: TIM RESCALA;
- Actors' Direction in fictional scenes: ERNESTO PICCOLO;
- Co-Producer: LEONARDO EDDE;
- Associate Producer: ALBERTO FLAKSMAN
- Sponsors: BNDES, FSA/ANCINE, CTAV, RIO DE JANEIRO SECRETARY OF CULTURE
- Co-Producer: CANAL BRASIL
Awards
- Best Documentary and Best Documentary Direction at Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2014
- Special Jury Prize at Granada Cines del Sur Film Festival, Spain 2015;
- Latin World Prize at XXX Trieste's Festival del Cine Latino Americano, Italy.
- Best Documentary Award at the Fiocruz 2019 Health Video Exhibit.
Festivals
- Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival (2014);
- Official Competition Havana Film Festival, Cuba (Dec 2014);
- Official Competition Movies That Matter Film Festival, Holand(Apr 2015);
- Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival (May 2015) (Global Vision);
- Official Competition Granada Film Festival Cines del Sur, Spain (June 2015);
- Official Competition XXX Trieste Latin America Fim Festival , Italy (Oct 2015).
Partners
Kinofilmes Produções Artísticas e Cinematográficas LTD.
Rua Santo Amaro, 112 - Glória - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil - 22211-230
Tel: (+55 21) 99615-2905
e-mail: contato@kinofilmes.com