Midnight | |
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Directed by |
Walter Salles Daniela Thomas |
Written by | Walter Salles Daniela Thomas João Emanuel Carneiro José de Carvalho |
Starring |
Fernanda Torres Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos |
Music by |
Antônio Pinto Eduardo Bid Naná Vasconcelos |
Cinematography | Walter Carvalho |
Edited by | Felipe Lacerda Isabelle Rathery |
Production
company |
Videofilmes
La Sept Arte Haut et Court |
Distributed by | Lumière Riofilme |
Release date
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Running time
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75 minutes |
Country | Brazil France |
Language | Portuguese |
Box office | R$347,917 |
Midnight (Portuguese: O Primeiro Dia) is a 1998 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas for the 2000, Seen By... series.
Its production was ordered by the Franco-German TV network Arte that asked ten filmmakers of different countries about the turn of the century for the 2000, Seen By... project. A co-production with France, it was produced in three weeks with a low budget.
It won the 2000 Ariel Award for Best Latin-American Film, and the 1st Grande Prêmio Cinema Brasil for Best Actor (Nachtergaele), Director and Screenplay.