New York Premiere
Pacified
2020 Official Selection: Features
Feature | Brazil | 120 MINUTES | Portuguese | English subtitlesDrama
Tati (Cassia Gil), is a 13-year-old living in a Brazilian favela. Her mother Andrea (Débora Nascimento) wants to escape with Tati but struggles due to her drug addiction. Her family and living situation changes abruptly when Jaca (Bukassa Kabengele), the former leader of the favela, is released from prison and returns. His presence creates tension between the community and the new leaders that have taken his place.
The film takes place during the Olympics in Brazil, when the country's police and government implemented an operation called pacification, aiming to quell violence in the favelas by sending armed police forces to these neighborhoods. What this policy created was a complex layer of violence that was mostly sustained by the criminalization of poverty. Pacified is the new film by American filmmaker Paxton Winters, produced by Darren Aronofsky. The film won the Golden Shell at the 2019 San Sebastian Film Festival.—Miriam Garcia
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Paxton Winters
Paxton Winter’s first documentary, Silk Road ala Turka, was made while traveling the Silk Road by camel caravan. His feature film debut, Crude, won Best Feature at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards and the Special Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival. He’s shot news around the world, and he directed the final season of Turkish crime drama series Alacakaranlik.
Director
Paxton Winters
Producer
Paula Linhares, Marcos Tellechea, Darren Aronofsky, Lisa Muskat, Paxton Winters
Screenwriter
Paxton Winters
Cinematographer
Laura Merians
Editor
Aylin Tinel
Composer
Beto Villares
Executive Producer
Guilherme Somlo, Noberto Pinheiro Jr, Giovanna Refatti, Fernando Loureiro, Giovana Arede
Associate Producer
Ricardo Montanha, Joseph Carter, Wellington Magalhães, Luiz Tellechea
Co-Producer
20th Century Fox, Reagent Media
Cast
Bukasa Kabengele, Cassia Nascimento, Debora Nascimento, José Loreto, Raphael Logam, Lea Garcia
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
Beacon Theatre
Rush will be offered when advanced tickets for a screening or event are no longer available at venues
other than Beacon Theatre.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.
In Partnership with:
Media Sponsor:
