Gabriel Mascaro’s feature film also won parallel awards at the German event
The movie “The Last Blue”directed by Gabriel Mascarowon this Saturday (22) the Silver Bear – Jury Grand Prix node Berlin International Film Festival 2025. The award is the second largest honor of the festival, granted by the event’s great jury.
In addition to the silver bear, the Brazilian feature was also awarded by the ecumenical jury, who recognizes films with a strong humanistic, social or spiritual impact, and received the public prize granted by readers of the German newspaper Berliner Morgenpost.
During your thanksgiving speech, Gabriel Mascaro He highlighted the central message of the film:
“I am very honored to receive this award. Many movies that I love debuted here. I want to thank the jury for the dedication to my movie. This award is dedicated to all those who dream. The last blue It talks about dream rights and believing that it is never too late to discover a new life. ”
The last blue
The film follows Teresa, a 77 -year -old woman who has always lived in a small industrialized city in the Amazon. One day she receives an official government order to move to an elderly colony. Refusing to accept this destiny, Teresa embarks on a journey through the rivers of the Amazon to fulfill a last wish before her freedom is taken from her.
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The feature is a co -production between Brazil, Mexico, Chile and the Netherlands and has in the cast Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarás, Adanilo, Rosa Malagueta, Clarissa Pinheiro and Dimas Mendonça. The distribution in Brazil will be made by Showcase Movieswith expected debut for 2025.
Brazil at Berlinale
In addition to “The Last Blue”Brazil was also recognized in Berlin Festival 2025 with “The Time of the Recreation”documentary of Lucia Muratwhich received the Special Mention of the Young Jury In the Generation Show, dedicated to children’s productions.
The Berlin Festival has already awarded Brazilian cinema with the Gold bearthe main prize of the event, on two occasions: “Central do Brasil” (1998), Walter Sallesand “Elite Troop” (2007), José Padilha.
Source: Rollingstone
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