Arrenego

"IN THE BLUR BETWEEN DOCUMENTARY AND FICTION WE CONJURE THE SPELL!"Movie
Arrenego
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DirectorFernando Weller
WritersFernando Weller
NR Documentary
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Plot
Naywá returns to her hometown of Oeiras, in the interior of Piauí, and proposes to a group of amateur actors a reading and performance of a 1758 document that narrates a Witches' Sabbath in the city. Arrenego is a film that addresses the persistence of colonial, racial, and gender oppression in Brazil, connecting the past with the contradictions of the present.

Movie Details

Original Language:Portuguese
Executive Producers:Luiz Barbosa
Production Companies:Jaraguá Produções, Secretaria de Cultura do Estado de Pernambuco, Lei Paulo Gustavo e Ministério da Cultura/Governo Federal