Heavier Is the Sky

Heavier Is the Sky (2023)

Mais Pesado é o Céu

After taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antônio and the two begin a journey on the roads. The common past, for them, is the memories of a city submerged at the bottom of a dam. Life is a dream, but the future is uncertainty.

Date of release
2023-08-08
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Petrus Cariry

Casting

Interesting facts

Heavier Is the Sky is a 2023 Brazilian drama film directed by Petrus Cariry who co-wrote with Firmino Holanda and Rosemberg Cariry. Starring Matheus Nachtergaele and Ana Luiza Rios. It had its world premiere at the 51st Gramado Film Festival on August 14, 2023, where it competed for the Golden Kikito and was honored with the awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and the Special Jury Prize for Ana Luiza Rios.

Production

Principal photography took place in 2021 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the municipalities of Quixadá and Nova Jaguaribara, between Sertão Central and Vale do Jaguaribe.

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