The Dead Girl’s Feast

Mateus Nachtergaele

drama / 115’ / 2008

For every one of the last 20 years, The Dead Girls Feast has been celebrated in a small riverside community in the upper part of the Negro River. The occasion commemorates the ingenuous miracle that was performed by THE SAINT, a soon local boy who, soon after suffering his mothers suicide, recovered the shredded and bloodstained remains of a missing girls dress from the fangs of a stray mongrel. The little girls remains were never found, but those of her dress Saints were enshrined to create in The Saints humble dwelling a place of worship and pilgrimage.


In coproduction with Bananeira Filmes (Brazil)

  • Festival Cinema Cannes (FR)
    “Golden Camera”
    “Un Certain Regard Award“

    Santa Bárbara International Cinema Festival
    New Vision Award

    ACIE Awards
    Best Film
    Best Actor
    Best Screenplay

    Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix
    Best Actor
    Best Supporting Actress
    Best Screenplay
    Best Makeup

  • Rio de Janeiro Int. Film Festival
    Best Actor (Daniel de Oliveira)
    Best Director Awards

    Int. Film Festival Chicago - Silver Hugo Awards:
    Best New Director
    Golden Hugo
    Best Director

    ACIE Awards
    Best Director
    Best Cinematography

    São Paulo Art Critics Association
    Best Film
    Best Cinematography

    SESC Film Festival
    Best Actor
    Best Cinematography
    Jury Prize

    27th Uruguayan Int. Film Festival
    Best Latin American Film

    LIMA Latin American Film Festival
    Best Cinematography

    Brazilian Film Festival of Los Angeles
    Best Cinematography
    Best Screenplay

    Contigo Cinema (BR)
    Best Actor (Daniel de Oliveira)

    Gramado Festival (BR)
    Audience Award
    Kikito Critics Award
    Best Music
    Best Cinematography
    Best Actor (Daniel de Oliveira)
    Special Jury Award

    12th Luso-Brazilian Film Festival
    Best Actor (Daniel de Oliveira)

  • Cannes Festival - Un Certain Regard - Official Selection

    San Sebastián Festival

    Rio de Janeiro International Festival

    Chicago International Festival

    Rotterdam International Film Festival

    XXII International Film Festival (UR)

    Santa Bárbara International Film Festival

    Gramado Festival (BR)

    12th Luso-Brazilian Film Festival

    Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival

    LIMA Latin American Film Festival

    Uruguay International Film Festival

    Brazilian Premiere Show

    Revelation Port International Film Festival

PRODUCTION CREDITS

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PRODUCTION CREDITS 〰️

DIRECTION

PRODUCTION

EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION

SCRIPT

PHOTOGRAPHY

EDITING

Matheus Nachtergaele

Hilton Lacerda, Matheus Nachtergaele

Vania Catani

Cao Guimarães, Karen Harley

André Montenegro, Rui Pires

Lula Carvalho

WITH

Dira Paes, Daniel de Oliveira, Cássia Kis, Juliano Cazarré, Jackson Antunes, Paulo José

MUSIC

Matheus Nachtergaele

COSTUME DESIGN

Kika Lopes

COLOUR GRADING

Rodrigo Sousa e Sousa

SOUND EDITING

Waldir Xavier

ART DIRECTION

Renata Pinheiro