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73% Critic Match
The Machine
“Love is the fuel”
7.3 / 10• 2006• 1h 29m•NR• Portuguese
DramaComedyScience FictionRomance
Storyline
In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and leaving to explore the world. Before losing his love, Dona Nazaré’s son, Antônio, takes the first step in a kamikaze crusade to bring the world to Karina. For that, Antônio leaves town and announces, in a TV show that he will set off on a sensational adventure: a trip into the future, starting from Nordestina’s square. A story where dreams contradict reality, geographical and political conditions threaten to block life, and love plays the part of the transforming element.
Cast & Crew
Paulo Autran
Antônio no Futuro
Lead
Gustavo Falcão
Antônio
Mariana Ximenes
Karina
Vladimir Brichta
José Onório
Fabiana Karla
Dona Nazaré
Wagner Moura
Apresentador da TV
Lázaro Ramos
Doido Cético
Zéu Britto
Doido Cantador
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. João Falcão's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Machine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
