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2023 Brazilian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toll (Portuguese: Pedágio) is a 2023 Brazilian-Portuguese drama film written, directed and co-produced by Carolina Markowicz.[1] The film stars Maeve Jinkings as Suellen, a woman who gets drawn into a criminal gang as she tries to raise the money to send her gay son to a conversion therapy program.
Toll | |
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Portuguese | Pedágio |
Directed by | Carolina Markowicz |
Written by | Carolina Markowicz |
Produced by | Karen Castanho Vega Fernando Fraiha Carolina Markowicz Bianca Villar Luís Urbano Sandro Aguilar |
Starring | Maeve Jinkings Thomás Aquino |
Cinematography | Luis Armando Arteaga |
Edited by | Lautaro Colace Ricardo Saraiva |
Music by | Filipe Derado |
Production companies | Biônica Filmes O Som e a Fúria |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Countries | Brazil Portugal |
Language | Portuguese |
The cast also includes Thomás Aquino, Isac Graça, Caio Macedo, Kauan Alvarenga and Aline Marta Maia.
The film was first announced in 2020 as Markowicz's feature debut,[2] although production was delayed and she instead released Charcoal (Carvão) in 2022 before completing Toll.[3]
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] where Markowicz has been named as the recipient of the Emerging Talent Award.[5] After screening as part of the official competition at the 24th Havana Film Festival New York, Markowicz received the Havana Star Prize for Best Director.[6]
It is also slated to screen in the Horizontes Latinos program at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival.[7]
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