Avanti Popolo (2012 film)

Avanti Popolo is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Michael Wahrmann. It was selected for the Rotterdam and Rome festivals in 2013, awarded for best film at the CinemaXXI competition.

The film mixes fiction and documentary, following the story of André Gatti, a researcher who rescues some Super 8 footage shot by his brother in 1970, while in the resistance against the dictatorship, trying to revive the memory of their father, who has been waiting for his missing son for the last 30 years.

Cast

 * André Gatti as André, the son
 * Carlos Reichenbach as	The Father
 * Eduardo Valente as Taxi driver
 * Marcos Bertoni as Super 8mm technician
 * Paulo Rigazzi	as Neighbour
 * Mariah da Penha as Lady in bus station
 * Júlio Martí as Missing son
 * Michael Wahrmann as Radio presentation
 * Estopinha as Baleia, the dog