Movie Discovery of the Day: Portrait of a certain Orient (2024) by Marcelo Gomes

Two Catholic siblings flee the impending war in Lebanon in 1949 for a new life in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus. During their long boat trip, the sister falls in love with a Muslim trader, provoking her brother's uncontrollable jealousy. Nominee Best Feature Film - Avant-Garde and Genre, Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2024. Link IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30768102/ Link Review: https://icsfilm.org/reviews/iffr-2024-review-portrait-of-a-certain-orient-marcelo-gomes/ About movie: https://www.matizar.com.br/producoes/retrato-de-um-certo-oriente/ Link to watch: https://pro.festivalscope.com/film/portrait-of-a-certain-orient