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The Machine

20061h 29mJoão Falcão

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"Love is the fuel"

In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and leaving to explore the world. Before losing his love, Dona Nazaré’s son, Antônio, takes the first step in a kamikaze crusade to bring the world to Karina. For that, Antônio leaves town and announces, in a TV show that he will set off on a sensational adventure: a trip into the future, starting from Nordestina’s square. A story where dreams contradict reality, geographical and political conditions threaten to block life, and love plays the part of the transforming element.

DramaComedyScience FictionRomance
FutureVillageInventionPromiseTravelMachine

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What is The Machine (2006) about?

In Nordestina, a small town lost in the Brazilian badlands, young Karina dreams of becoming an actress and leaving to explore the world. Before losing his love, Dona Nazaré’s son, Antônio, takes the first step in a kamikaze crusade to bring the world to Karina. For that, Antônio leaves town and announces, in a TV show that he will set off on a sensational adventure: a trip into the future,…

Who stars in The Machine?

The Machine stars Paulo Autran (Antônio no Futuro), Gustavo Falcão (Antônio), Mariana Ximenes (Karina), Vladimir Brichta (José Onório), Fabiana Karla (Dona Nazaré). The film was directed by João Falcão.

How long is The Machine?

The Machine has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2006.

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