Rat Fever

"They can shut the artist up, but never his poetry"

2012 1h 41m PT

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 45

Drama

Synopsis

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Zizo, a radical and anarchist poet living in a marginal quarter of Recife in the north eastern state of Pernambuco, distributes his social angst-filled thoughts through a publication named Febre do Rato, and spews poetry to anyone who’d listen. Our character always revolves within the universe that he has created around himself. A very particular world, in which satisfying the unfortunate is a mixture of a kind of benefit with high dose of malice.

“They can shut the artist up, but never his poetry”

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Cast

Irandhir Santos
Zizo
Matheus Nachtergaele
Pazinho
Nanda Costa
Eneida
Conceição Camaroti
Dona Anja
Tânia Granussi
Vanessa
Maria Gladys
Stella Maris
Ângela Leal
Dona Marieta
Juliano Cazarré
Boca Mole

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cláudio Assis
Writers: Hilton Lacerda
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cláudio Assis, shot by Walter Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Karen Harley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Irandhir Santos and Matheus Nachtergaele and Nanda Costa carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They can shut the artist up, but never his poetry".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2200908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Cláudio Assis directs. Walter Carvalho behind the camera. Karen Harley cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Cláudio Assis, shot by Walter Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Karen Harley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Irandhir Santos and Matheus Nachtergaele and Nanda Costa carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "They can shut the artist up, but never his poetry".
6IMDB entry: tt2200908 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.