A Salamandra The Salamander
Directed by Alex CarvalhoBrazil, France, Germany 2021
Runtime 120'
In the wake of years lost to the strains of her father’s care, Catherine feels suffocated by the contrast between her feelings and real life. She escapes to Brazil, hoping to reconnect with her sister. Finally unburdened, yet still unable to overcome her anxiety, she stumbles into an improbable relationship with an attractive young man. Gil represents a second chance to experience the life she could have lived, had things been different. Determined to start over, Catherine must decide whether to see her reinvention through to a violent and irrevocable conclusion.
Directed by
Alex Carvalho
Screenplay
Alex Carvalho
Cinematography
Josée Deshaies
Editing
Joana Collier, Agnieszka Liggett
Sound
Edson Secco, Danilo Carvalho
Art Direction
Juliana Lobo
Costume
Andréa Monteiro
Cast
Marina Foïs, Maicon Rodrigues, Anna Mouglalis, Bruno Garcia, Allan Souza Lima, Suzy Lopes, Buda Lira, Ane Oliva, Thardelly Lima
Producers
Alex Carvalho (N Filmes), Julie Viez (Cinenovo), Patrick André (High Sea), Sven Schnell (Sancinema)
Co-Producers
Géneviève Lemal, Paula Cosenza, Tiago Lima, Adriana Rouanet, Paul Dominique Vacharasinthu (Tribus P Films)
Executive Producers
Simon Egan, Olwyn Silvester, Silke Wilfinger, Diana Sette
Press Office
Xavier Chotard
xavier.chotard@panorama-entertainment.com
Amelie Linder
amelie.linder@panorama-entertainment.com
Alex Carvalho (1973) spent his formative years in his native town Recife. After a year working in Luanda, Angola, he moved to London to pursue a Master’s Degree in Film at Central Saint Martins and study direction at the National Film and Television School. He worked with the BBC, NYTimes, Netflix, Amnesty International, Safer World, U2, Brian Eno, among others. His films were screened at the Santiago Bellas Artes Museum, MAM São Paulo, Photographers’ Gallery London, Les Rencontres d’Arles, Les Arcs. A Salamandra marks Alex’s feature film directing debut.