The Silver Cliff
Film poster
Directed byKarim Aïnouz
Written byBeatriz Bracher
Produced byRodrigo Teixeira
StarringAlessandra Negrini
Camilla Amado
Carla Ribas
Gabi Pereira
Otto Jr.
CinematographyMauro Pinheiro Jr.
Release dates
  • 17 May 2011 (2011-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 26 April 2013 (2013-04-26) (Brazil)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

The Silver Cliff (Portuguese: O Abismo Prateado) is a 2011 Brazilian drama film directed by Karim Aïnouz.[1][2] Alessandra Negrini won the Best Actress prize on the Havana Film Festival for her role.

Plot

Violeta (Alessandra Negrini) is a dentist married and with one son, having a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the phone she panics. The message was written by her husband, Djalma (Otto Jr.), who said he was leaving her and going to Porto Alegre. He asks Violeta to not go after him, but she does not follow the advice and tries to travel as soon as possible, to the capital of Rio Grande do Sul.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 78. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ "The Silver Cliff". tiff. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ^ "O Abismo Prateado". Retrieved 23 February 2018.

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Films directed by Karim Aïnouz
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