The Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone (“Platoon” and “Nascido em 4 de Julho”) shows its new documentary for the first time this Sunday (19). “Squid” at the Cannes Film Festival. The session is scheduled for 6:45 pm (local time; 1:45 pm Brasília time).
The 77-year-old filmmaker's new production covers the period in which President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) was arrested, between 2018 and 2019, until his return to power, in 2023.
In an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), the director said that the documentary deals with “judicial persecution, about what happened when [Lula] He was a successful president and they put him in prison for corruption, as is common in these countries.”
Stone has also produced documentaries about Fidel Castro It is Hugo Chavez deceased leaders of Cuba and Venezuela, respectively.
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival began on Tuesday (14) and runs until May 25. Over the 12 days, dozens of films will be shown. Filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola and Yorgos Lanthimos presented new films at this year's event.
Six Brazilian productions will be shown at the event, and one of them is competing for the Palme d'Or for feature film.
Brazilian short “Amarela” competes for the Palme d’Or at Cannes
Source: CNN Brasil
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