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Kill Me Please (2015 film)

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Kill Me Please
Theatrical release poster
PortugueseMate-Me Por Favor
Directed byAnita Rocha da Silveira
Written byAnita Rocha da Silveira
Produced byVânia Catani
Starring
CinematographyJoão Atala
Edited byMarília Moraes
Music byBernardo Uzeda
Production
companies
  • Bananeira Filmes
  • Rei Cine
Distributed byImovision
Release dates
  • 9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) (Venice)
  • 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) (Brazil)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
LanguagePortuguese

Kill Me Please (Portuguese: Mate-Me Por Favor) is a 2015 teen thriller film written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira in her directorial debut.[1] It premiered in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, and was later awarded for best director and best actress (Valentina Herszage) at the 2015 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.[2][3]

Premise

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A wave of murderers plague the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a 15-year-old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to ensure she is alive.

Cast

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  • Valentina Herszage as Bia
  • Dora Freind as Renata
  • Mari Oliveira as Mariana
  • Júlia Roliz as Michele
  • Rita Pauls as dead girl
  • Laryssa Ayres as Amanda
  • Vicente Conde as Bernardo
  • Bernardo Marinho as João
  • Antara Morri as Nicole

References

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  1. ^ Jonathan Holland (12 October 2015). "'Kill Me, Please' ('Mate-me, Por Favor'): Rio de Janeiro Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ John Hopewell (5 September 2015). "'Kill Me Please': A New Face of Latin American Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ Elaine Guerini (13 October 2015). "'Neon Bull' triumphs in Rio". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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