Mutum (film)

Mutum is a 2007 Brazilian film directed by Sandra Kogut. The script, developed by Kogut and Ana Luísa Martins Costa, is based on Guimarães Rosa's novella Campo Geral. The story takes place on an isolated farm in Mutum, in the sertão of Minas Gerais.

Cast

 * Thiago da Silva Mariz - Thiago
 * Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso - Felipe
 * João Miguel - Father
 * Izadora Fernandes - Mother
 * Rômulo Braga - Uncle Terez
 * Paula Regina Sampaio da Silva - Rosa
 * Maria das Graças Leal Macedo - Grandma Izidra
 * Eduardo Moreira - Man from the city

With the exception of João Miguel, Izadora Fernandes, Rômulo Braga and Eduardo Moreira, the cast is composed of non-professional actors chosen by the director and scriptwriter from inhabitants of the sertão of Minas Gerais, where filming took place.