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Fish Dreams

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Fish Dreams
PortugueseSonhos de peixe
Directed byKirill Mikhanovsky
Paolo Marinou-Blanco (First Assistant Director)
Monica Palazzo (Art Director)
Written byKirill Mikhanovsky
Produced byMatias Mariani
Fernanda de Capua
Paolo Marinou-Blanco
Jacob Michelson
Eliane Ferreira
StarringJosé Maria Alves
Rubia Rafaelle
Phellipe Haagensen
Chico Díaz
Yves Hoffer
CinematographyAndrij Parekh
Edited byAdam Walsh
Kirill Mikhanovsky
Distributed byUnison Films
Running time
111 min
CountriesUnited States
Brazil
Russia
LanguagePortuguese

Fish Dreams (French: Sonhos de peixe) is a 2006 film by Kirill Mikhanovsky. It premiered on May 21, 2006, in the International Critic's Week competition (La Semaine de la Critique) at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot summary

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In a village on the northeastern coast of Brazil, Jusce, 17, scrapes a living by diving 30 meters, with rudimentary equipment, for lobster. His "prize" at the end of a long day of risky work is sitting close to Ana, who lives with her mother and young daughter, as she savors the drama of urban sophisticates on her favorite soap opera.

Ana dreams of leaving the village to see the world. Jusce is content with the life he leads. The other fishermen, friends of Jusce's dead father, help him to buy and fit out his own fishing boat. One day an old friend, Rogério, returns from the big city to work giving dune buggy rides along the coast. The day Rogério gives Jusce a ride to Ana's place marks the beginning of their rivalry for Ana's attention. Jusce has to reinvent himself in order not to lose Ana to the adventurous life style of Rogério.

Cast

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Awards

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Sonhos de Peixe has won three film awards:

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