Double dad

"Double dad"

Watched "Double dad", an original Portuguese movie dubbed in English. This film is written and directed by Chris D'Amato. Produced by Valeria Costa Amorim and others. Screenplay Thalita Rebouças. Writer Marcelo Andrade and others. Cinematography José Roberto Eliezer. The film stars Maisa Silva, Eduardo Moscovis, Marcelo Médici, Thaynara Oliviera, Fáfa de Belém, Pedro Otonni and Laila Zaid. This film was released on 15 Jan 2021. It runs for about 1 hour 43 minutes. I watched it on Netflix on 21st Jan 2021 with Aditi.

Vicenza lives in a hippie community, in sync with nature, in Brazil. She turns 18 when movie starts. While her mother is away on a trip to India, she decides to find out who her father is and travels to Rio. Here she encounters two persons who could be her father and an assortment of friends.

How will the probable dads treat her? What does she feel after meeting them? Which one of them is her biological dad?

It's an easy story. No surprises, no twists. Yet you enjoy. This film shows the change a young girl brings in the lives of two middle aged men, with the backdrop of carnival. Some of the scenes are very simplistic. They could have been improved to enrich the overall experience. The movie ends on an expected note. 

Maisa plays Vicenza. She is beautiful and also acts well. She is really 18 years old and has been in show business since age of 6. She carries the movie on her shoulders confidently. Eduardo plays Paco, a vimsical painter. I just couldn't understand his paintings. Marcelo plays Giovanne, a tough investment banker. Both of them show the tough exterior and soft interior convincingly in their own style. Laila Zaid plays Vicenza's mother. Pedro Otonni  plays Cadu, Vicenza's friend and eventual love interest. 

The real treat in this film is Cinematography. It's excellent. The locations are selected carefully. Be it the hippie community, pristine nature or Rio city, there is a riot of colours. Beautiful! One wants to go to Brazil after watching the movie. 

A feel good movie. 

Recommend watching for Maisa and Cinematography.