Cinemaserra das Almas ‘is a movie where power ends where it should – in the female’, says directorCom Mari Oliveira and Julia Stockler in the cast, Psychological Thriller of Lily Ferreira is already on theaters of all over Brazil

With image distribution movies, Serra das Almasnew project of the Pernambuco director Lily Ferreira (Fragrant ball), is already playing in theaters throughout Brazil. With great cast, composed of names like Julia Stockler (Invisible life), Mari Oliveira (Jellyfish), RAVEL ANDRADE (Rachel 1: 1) and David Santos (Strange way), the news follows a group of misfits that engages in a jewelry theft in Pernambuco.

With a disturbing narrative, full of action and suspense, Serra das Almas He leads the viewer for a true emotional journey, full of nuances and in depth. The project came from a prior script, but evolved with the involvement of the cast and the team, until finding its definitive identity in the landscapes of Serra Negra, in Pernambuco.

Second Lily Ferreirafilming began on President Lula’s election day in 2022, a symbolic moment that marked the team: “It was a very delicate moment for the country and for us. We lived it there, and influenced the movie a lot.”revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil.

The director said he entered the project at the invitation of producer Carnival Filmes. The script already existed, but was widely adapted throughout the year. “A screenwriter entered, Maria Clara Escobarwhich was fundamental to point out new paths and new exits from the movie”He said.

From the beginning, the group sought to escape the limitations of film genres: “Serra das Almas It’s an adventure movie, it’s an action movie, but it’s a thriller, it’s a horror movie… ”explained Lily.

Mari Oliveira’s arrival at the project

Mari Oliveira also talked to the Rolling Stone Brazil And revealed that he accepted the role as soon as he read the first sequence of the script: “The sequence of a character running from a cow and floating on the lake was very promising. I always think of the images that will yield me too.”

The actress confessed that she was excited to realize the strength of the team involved, including colleagues Julia and Ravelbesides the direction of Lily. “It looks like several movies inside a movie”, He classified, highlighting the multifaceted character of the work.

Mari He also said that when he learned of the project, he was excited about the character and prepared an extensive test: “I did almost a short inside my house, a big scene, a five -minute test”He said to the laughs.

Attracted to the challenge

When asked about the biggest challenge during the recordings, Mari He highlighted a special scene, which caused him restlessness: “I was very afraid of this shooting thing in the ear. This tinnitus pursues it [Vera, sua personagem] for a lifetime. The great trauma is born there.”

She explained that she sought to understand how to express this physical and persistent pain credible, because trauma was not only emotional but also body. Despite the challenge, it was precisely this complexity that attracted it: “Whenever I look at something and I think ‘how am I going to do that?’, It means that it’s something I never did. So it’s always exciting too.”

The process of filming and coexistence in set

Mari He reported that during filming, the cast and the team lived an intense immersion in Serra Negra, without nucleus separations: “We spent a month immersed. We lived almost a Big Brother of coexistence. Team, cast, everyone together “compared.

During this period, they went through outstanding events such as the World Cup, the elections and the death of Gal Costa. Intense coexistence strengthened the bonds between the protagonists and allowed them to find out Serra das Almas collectively.

Netflix’s award and the globalization of cinema

In 2024, during a São Paulo exhibition, Serra das Almas He received the Netflix Award, which guaranteed the distribution of the feature in theaters and later on the streaming platform. Lily He confessed to being surprised by the victory, but stressed that the true recognition was the experience of the filming itself. “The biggest award in cinema is that, right? You go to Serra Negra, find a pasta, get involved, create a family.”

In addition, the director also valued the international visibility that the association with the streaming service can bring to Serra das Almas: “There are 190 countries almost. I remember saying there on stage: there is love and there is subtitle”He joked.

The choice for nonlinear narrative

Second Lilythe decision to start the movie in the middle was already in the script: “The assembler, André SampaioHe said that when someone asked the montage, he would say he was already in the script.”The fragmented structure was a conscious choice:“I think the characters needed it. The dramaturgy allowed this.”

The option to disorganize the chronology contributed to the mysteries and twists of the film. “It is much more risky, because you will gradually realize why.”He stressed that, despite the multigeneral, the central theme of the film is the power:“It is a power movie that goes from hand to hand and ends where it should end – in female power.”

Career turn

Mari He enthusiastically described the scene in which his character holds a weapon as part of the empowerment process: “It was wonderful. I felt like a superhero, a real heroin. A Tarantina”He joked.

For her, the role played a turn in her career: “All [que já fizera antes]I was hurt, suffering, sad… This movie is my reaction.”She said that her friends reacted enthusiastically:“Finally! No more suffering!”

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