Storyline
While the country is under the yoke of a military junta and corrupt priests preach the apocalypse, a lawless, eccentric family – a kind of Bonnie & Clyde with kids – trek through the Brazilian interior. Their first aim is to deliver a consignment of weapons to a group of militant nuns who have withdrawn to the jungle, living off the income from their cannabis plantation. As gay , bi, trans, the converts so organized to make revolution.
Cast & Crew
Mariah Teixeira
Daughter
Lead
Joana Medeiros
Mother
Mauro Soares
Son
Tavinho Teixeira
Father
Everaldo Pontes
Mother Superior/Batman
Ney Matogrosso
Bullfighter poet
Vera Valdez
Mother Excelsa
Leonardo Mouramateus
Cruising
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tavinho Teixeira's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sol Alegria is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
