DIVINE LOVE
[DIVINO AMOR]
Directed by Gabriel Mascaro (NEON BULL), this audacious and unsettling dystopian romance is set in 2027 Brazil, where religious fundamentalism, universal DNA registration and euphoric mega-church dance parties reign supreme. By day, deeply pious forty-something civil servant Joana (Dira Paes) is on a mission to help struggling couples avoid divorce, using her position as a government notary to give special guidance to the potential divorcees who come her way. By night, she is part of Divine Love, an unorthodox — to say the least — couples' therapy group that she and her husband Danilo (Julio Machado) attend as they struggle to fulfill their dream of becoming parents. But when the miraculous intervenes in their efforts, it seems that no one can truly accept the implications. Winner, Best Feature Film, 2019 Guadalajara International Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Sundance, Berlin and Miami film festivals. DIR/SCR Gabriel Mascaro; SCR/PROD Rachel Daisy Ellis; SCR Esdras Bezerra, Lucas Paraizo. Brazil/Uruguay/Denmark/Norway/Chile/Sweden, 2019, color, 101 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 101 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, September 27, 2019
Genre: Sci-fi drama
