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  • Unrated
  • FiGa Films
  • 1 h 17 m
  • Unrated
  • FiGa Films
  • 1 h 17 m

Summary Shirley has left the big city to live in a small seaside town and look after her elderly grandmother. She drives a tractor on a local coconut plantation, loves rock music and wants to be a tattoo artist. She feels trapped in the tiny coastal village. She is involved with Jeison, who also works on the coconut farm and who free dives for l...

Directed By: Gabriel Mascaro

Written By: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Gabriel Mascaro

  • Unrated
  • FiGa Films
  • 1 h 17 m
  • Unrated
  • FiGa Films
  • 1 h 17 m

August Winds (Ventos de Agosto)

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary Shirley has left the big city to live in a small seaside town and look after her elderly grandmother. She drives a tractor on a local coconut plantation, loves rock music and wants to be a tattoo artist. She feels trapped in the tiny coastal village. She is involved with Jeison, who also works on the coconut farm and who free dives for l...

Directed By: Gabriel Mascaro

Written By: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Gabriel Mascaro

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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91
Ventos de Agosto presents such an extraordinary portrait of rural life that its textures often overwhelm the narrative.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
83
August Winds is a contemplative, nearly formless depiction of rural life. Mascaro regularly hangs back, adopting an unobtrusive vantage point, letting the moments form so that his characters can live out their lives.
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An engagingly episodic and strikingly beautiful drama, Gabriel Mascaro’s August Winds (Ventos de Agosto) is a slight but rather bewitching film.
By Mark Adams FULL REVIEW
70
The few instances of humor offer a welcome reprieve as the film's mood shifts from summery and sultry to increasingly dark and moody.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
70
Mascaro isn’t interested in psychology and instead simply sketches in thoughts and motivations (Shirley’s boredom, Jeison’s father’s dissatisfaction) without exploring them, much in the manner of an observational documentary. The real connective tissue is the locale.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Desvia Filmes, Desvia Produções
Duration 1 h 17 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://en.desvia.com.br/August-Winds-Ventos-de-Agosto
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Awards

Brazilia Festival of Brazilian Cinema
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Janela do Recife International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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