COUNTRY: Brazil YEAR: 2025 RUNNING TIME: 83 min
DIRECTED BY: Lúcia Murat
LANGUAGE(S): Portuguese
SUBTITLES: German, English
PRODUCER: Lúcia Murat
WRITTEN BY: Lúcia Murat
EDITED BY: Mair Tavares, Marih Oliveira
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Bacco Andrade
MUSIC: Bernardo Uzeda
Screenings
Synopsis
Taking both a documentary and a fictional approach, Hora do recreio addresses the issue of education in Brazil. School students talk about problems that are affecting them, including violence, racism and femicide, and re-enact situations they experienced during police operations in the favelas. At another school, the students are working on a dramatic adaptation of the novel “Clara dos Anjos” by Lima Barreto, which was written at the beginning of the 20th century and portrays the abuse of a destitute Black girl. Referring to the text, the pupils compare the story with their own experiences and the problems they are encountering in society today. The starting point for this project was a survey among teachers working in public education. The film was then shot in schools that are representative of different neighbourhoods and communities in Rio de Janeiro. The documentary part was developed from classroom debates; events encountered during the filming, such as a police operation, were also included.
Director
Lúcia Murat
Biography
Lucia Murat is a brazilian filmmaker, born in Rio de Janeiro, who participated in the student and guerrilla movements against the military dictatorship in Brazil in the 1960–1970s. She was imprisoned and tortured by military agents; that experience exerted a strong influence on her work. Murat worked as a journalist for newspapers before becoming a film director. She has produced more than 20 feature films and directed 15 films that received innumerous prizes. Among them: HOW NICE TO SEE YOU LIVE best film official, public and critics juries at Brasília FF; ALMOST BROTHERS best director and best film at Rio IFF and best film at Mar Del Plata; MEMORIES THEY TOLD ME, Fipresci Prize in Moscow IFF; PARIS SQUARE best direction, best actress at Festival do Rio, Fipresci prize and best film at Uruguay FF.
Filmography
How Nice to See You Alive (1989), Sweet Powers (1995), Brave New Land (2000), Almost Brothers (2003), The Foreing Eye (2005), Mare, Another Love Story (2007), A Long Journey (2010), Memories They Told Me (2013), The Nation That Didn’t Wait for God (2015), In Three Acts – Anatomy of Age (2017), Paris Square (2018), Ana.Untitled (2021), The Messenger (2023), Playtime (2025)
Links /Contacts
PRODUCTION: Taiga Filmes
WORLD SALES: Taiga Filmes