Pacto da Viola

Directed by
Guilherme Bacalhao
Starring
Wellington Abreu, Sergio Vianna, Gabriela Correa
Duration
103 min.
Year
2024

Alex, a failed musician, returns to the heart of the Minas Gerais hinterland to help his father, Lázaro, a sick guitarist who tries to cure himself with Folia de Reis rituals. To save himself and his father, Alex must immerse himself in local beliefs and cross the thin line between the saints and the devil.

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