''Mutum'' is a 2007 Brazilian film directed by

Sandra Kogut Sandra Kogut is a filmmaker born 1965 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, whose works transition between documentary and narrative fiction. She first received international attention for her 1991 documentary ''Paralamas do Sucesso''. Kogut has taught at ...

. The script, developed by Kogut and Ana Luísa Martins Costa, is based on Guimarães Rosa's novella . The story takes place on an isolated farm in Mutum, in the

sertão The ''sertão'' (, plural ''sertões'') is the "hinterland" or "backcountry". In Brazil, it refers both to one of the four sub-regions of the Northeast Region of Brazil (similar to the specific association of "outback" with Australia in English ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

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 Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese football ...

- 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

, where filming took place.

References

Brazilian drama films Films based on books Culture in Minas Gerais 2007 films {{2000s-Brazil-film-stub