Gabriel and the Mountain (Portuguese: Gabriel e a montanha) is a 2017 Brazilian-French drama film directed by Fellipe Gamarano Barbosa. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] At Cannes, it won the France 4 Visionary Award and the Gan Foundation Support for Distribution Award.[3]
Plot
The film tells the true story of Brazilian backpacker Gabriel Buchmann who travels through several African countries, some of the time with his girlfriend Cristina, and dies while climbing Mount Mulanje, Malawi.
Cast
- Caroline Abras as Cristina
- João Pedro Zappa as Gabriel
- Luke Mpata
- John Goodluck
- Rashidi Athuman
- Leonard Siampala
- Rhosinah Sekeleti
- Alex Alembe
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83%, based on 18 reviews, and an average rating of 6.5/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 69 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
References
- ^ "Selection of the 56th Critics' Week". Critics' Week. Archived from the original on 22 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ de Seille, Dany. "56th Critics' Week Press Kit" (PDF). Critics' Week. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (25 May 2017). "'Makala,' 'Gabriel and the Mountain' Scoop Cannes' Critics' Week Awards". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Gabriel and the Mountain (Gabriel e a montanha) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Gabriel and the Mountain Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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