PEDRO, BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA

  • Directed by Laís Bodanzky

  • Fiction  |  97min  |  2022

  • Synopsis

    It is 1831 and Pedro, the former emperor of Brazil, gathers physical and emotional strength to face his brother, who usurped his kingdom in Portugal. The film is set on the Atlantic Ocean, aboard an English frigate, in which members of the court, officers, servants and slaves minglein a babel of languages and social positions. Pedro finds himself sick and insecure. He enters the ship in search of a place and a homeland. In search of himself.

  • Exhibition Dates

    Nov 10th – 7PM at Purdue University (West Lafayette)

    Nov 11th – 4PM at University of Illinois (Chicago)

    Nov 15th – Virtual Mostra