Rafhael Barbosa’s upcoming animated feature “Utopia” has lined up lauded Brazilian actor Rejane Faria and French-Angolan anchor Matamba Joaquim. Faria starred in Gabriel Martins’s Sundance breakout “Mars One” and Anna Muylaert’s Berlinale entry “The Best Mother in the World,” while Joaquim starred in Alejandro Amenábar’s “The Captive.” The production also secured Anderson Mahanski, behind Netflix’s animated hit “Super Drags,” as animation director and associate producer.
“Utopia” has been selected as one of the pitching projects at Ventana Sur Animation!, the section of the prominent Buenos Aires market dedicated to promoting Latin American film and TV within the international scene.
The film, written by Barbosa alongside Werner Salles, is set in 1695 and sees a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm. The group travels a risky path to find the…
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