Jonathas' Forest

Jonathas' Forest (A Floresta de Jonathas) is a 2012 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Sergio Andrade.

The film premiered at the Festival do Rio, where participated in the competitive exhibition of Première Brazil.

Plot
Jonathas lives with his parents and his brother, Juliano, at a small farm in the rural areas of Amazonas. The brothers meet Milly, a visitor from Ukraine, and the indigenous Kedassere. The group decides to spend the weekend in a camping. Even against paternal wishes, seduced by Milly and through the woods, Jonathas takes on the most transformative of his journeys.

Cast

 * Begê Muniz as Jonathas
 * Francisco Mendes as Father
 * Viktoryia Vinyarska as Milly
 * Ítalo Castro as Juliano
 * Socorro Papoula as Mother
 * Alex Lima as Kedassere
 * João Tavares as Jonathas 2
 * David Almeida as Mateiro
 * Maria Maciel as Maria das Patas

Development
The director Sergio Andrade said that the great challenge of the film was to show the Amazon by a perspective beyond the stereotypes. "People who aren't from here look here thinking that is a place very exotic, very mystical, and I wanted to unravel what really is our forest," he said.

Festivals

 * Festival do Rio
 * São Paulo International Film Festival
 * Amazonas Film Festival
 * International Film Festival Rotterdam
 * Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
 * Prague Febiofest
 * Curitiba International Film Festival
 * Taipei Film Festival
 * Maine International Film Festival