Violeta lives in a tight-knit community in Bahia, Brazil. She is far from the only one struggling with grief and loss: there is also a grandmother entirely dependent on care, a woman desperately searching for love and a young doctor who – after 20 years – is left by his great love, a much older man. Everyone thought they lived together as father and son until the old man dies. The loss is complete and the truth comes out. Then Violeta meets the older Margarida who is grieving alone and in silence in a nearby village. Lovingly Violeta helps her out of her isolation with practical rituals: scrubbing, tidying and making coffee with cinnamon.
Coffee with Cinnamon is the prize-winning debut of Rosa and Nicácio. In a film that exudes enthusiasm and daring, the makers intimately depict sensitive subjects such as grief, homophobia, desire, ancestor worship and transformation.
Film details
Productieland
Brazil
Jaar
2017
Festivaleditie
IFFR 2018
Lengte
102'
Medium/Formaat
DCP
Taal
Portuguese
Première status
International premiere
Director
Ary Rosa, Glenda Nicácio
Producer
Ary Rosa, Glenda Nicácio
Screenplay
Ary Rosa
Cinematography
Glenda Nicácio, Letícia Ribeiro
Sound design
Ary Rosa, Marina Mapurunga
Production company
Rosza Filmes
Sales / World rights holder
Elo Company
Editing
Poliana Costa, Thacle de Souza
Production design
Marcia Souza, Ohana Almeida
Music
Guilherme Maia, Mateus Aleluia
Principal cast
Valdinéia Soriano, Aline Brunne, Babu Santana, Aldri Anunciação, Arlete Dias, Guilherme Silva , Dona Dalva Damiana de Freitas