The First Day
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Daniella Thomas
Fernanda Torres
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos
Carlos Vereza
Mateus Nachtergaele
Nelson Sargento
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Rio is partying in the streets in preparation for the millennium, but Joao is languishing in jail. He murders his cellmate and escapes in the confusion, taking to the streets in an attempt to find the man who betrayed him. Meanwhile, Maria discovers that her lover has left her with no warning. Devastated, she breaks her phone, and then wanders the streets in a daze, looking for a pay phone to call him from. Coincidentally, both her lover and the murdered convict are called Pedro; and also coincidentally Joao and Maria's paths cross amid the celebrations.
Cast
Fernanda Torres
Luis Carlos Vasconcelos
Carlos Vereza
Mateus Nachtergaele
Nelson Sargento
Crew
Heron Alencar
Simon Arnal-szlovak
Eduardo Bid
Carla Caffe
Joao Emanuel Carneiro
Walter Carvalho
Pierre Chevalier
Fabiano Desouza
Felipe Lacerda
Cristino Maciel
Beth Pesco
Antonio Pinto
Walter Salles
Carole Scotta
Daniela Thomas
Nana Vasconcelos
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States August 1998
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Spring March 10, 2000
Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival, January 27 - February 7, 1999
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.
Released in New York City (Screening Room) as part of feature-length presentation along with Elizabeth Shub's 12-minute short "Cuba 15" (USA/1997).
Film is the Brazilian entry in the '2000 Seen By...' series.
Released in United States 1998 (North American premiere at 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival, January 27 - February 7, 1999)
Released in United States Spring March 10, 2000
Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (in competition) August 5-15, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.)
