O Cheiro do Ralo
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| Directed by | Heitor Dhalia |
| Produced by | Heitor Dhalia Joana Mariani Marcelo Doria Matias Mariani Rodrigo Teixeira |
| Written by |
Marçal Aquino Heitor Dhalia Lourenço Mutarelli (novel) |
| Starring |
Selton Mello Paula Braun Lourenço Mutarelli Sílvia Lourenço Lorena Lobato Alice Braga |
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112 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Drained, originally titled O Cheiro do Ralo, is a 2006 Brazilian film based on a novel by Lourenço Mutarelli. It is directed by Heitor Dhalia, and stars Selton Mello. The film was produced by Geração Conteúdo, Primo Filmes & RT Features.
Lourenço is a lonely pawn shop owner. His work made him insensitive to the suffering of those who desperately seek to sell him their personal possessions. Lourenço's lack of emotions makes him deal with the world as a collection of objects to be bought. He begins to play power games with his customers and derives pleasure from it.
Lourenço narrates the movie, and throughout the plot, he reveals his growing lust for power. The name of the movie ("The Smell from the Drain") refers to the persistent bad odour that comes from the restroom in Lourenço's office. Lourenço's lust for power is symbolised by this very scent. He slowly comes to realise that the stench from the drain comes from him. Lourenço's life changes when he becomes infatuated with a local waitress, whose physical attributes become yet another object to him, and as with any other object, he desires to possess her. In the end, destruction prevails.
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