The Machine
7.5
“Love is the fuel”
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.
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Cast
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Paulo Autran
Antônio no Futuro
Known for
Entranced Earth
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
Gustavo Falcão
Antônio
Known for
Elize: Shadows of a Woman
Liquid Truth
Mariana Ximenes
Karina
Known for
Perfect Love
Zoom
Vladimir Brichta
José Onório
Known for
Bingo: The King of the Mornings
The Invisible Woman
Fabiana Karla
Dona Nazaré
Known for
Loucas pra Casar
I'm Rich!
Wagner Moura
Apresentador da TV
Known for
Narcos
Elite Squad
Lázaro Ramos
Doido Cético
Known for
The Man Who Copied
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Zéu Britto
Doido Cantador
Known for
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
Elite Cup
Val Perré
Valdene (adulto)
Known for
Genesis
Prazeres Barbosa
Prazeres
Known for
The Honest Candidate
Osvaldo Mil
Seu Neco
Known for
The Mechanism
Divaldo Franco
Cristiane Ferreira
Maria da Graça
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João Falcão Director · Adriana Falcão Screenplay Chico Buarque Composer
Worldwide gross $314K · First release September 23, 2005 · Produced in Brazil
Box office
Worldwide gross
$314,131
Production
Globo Filmes
Production
Labo Cine do Brasil
Production
Miravista
Production
Diler & Associados
Production
Labo Cine do Brasil Ltda.
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
A Máquina
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · September 23, 2005
Premiere · Festival do Rio - Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival
Brazil · March 24, 2006
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
April 26, 2006 · Premiere · Paris Brazilian Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 22, 2007 · Premiere
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