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Soulbound
- Director: Caio Sóh
- Writer: Caio Sóh
- Producer: Luana Lobo
CGiii Comment
Sóh's debut...it's less than impressive.
Within the first 5 minutes, every mistake that new filmmakers make is made...without reserve.
Yes...new filmmakers have got to start somewhere but with the massive amount of reference material...they should, at least, start by reading a book other than the camera's operating manual and watching some bad films...otherwise, they will end up making their own brand of bad...as is the case here.
Sóh has nothing to say - what he does say is deep-fried in pretension. The camera work is prehistoric. The editing, a hatchet job. The acting...the less said the better.
A word of advice...not everyone likes shittily-played guitar music - this soul-less film is polluted with the stuff.
On a brighter note - lovely poster.
A film best left out of the public arena.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
What if life blindsided destiny? What if happiness was found in the unlikeliest of places? When do we allow ourselves to embrace the new without fear of letting go of the past? Gil (Emílio Dantas) is a twenty year old young man that questions himself and the world. He is an orphan, raised by his aunt Leila (Paloma Duarte) and his uncle César (Roberto Bomtempo). His lifestyle is fulfilled by his guitar, poetry and alcohol, generating a family war that causes Gil to run away from home causing him to leave behind all his belongings, security and the only love that he had till then, the love of his aunt Leila. With his guitar on his back, without a destiny, money or the support of friends, Gil meets Otávio (Remo Rocha), a music producer that will change his destiny forever.
Cast & Characters
Emilio Dantas as Gil;
Remo Rocha as Otavio;
Paloma Duarte as Tia Leila;
Roberto Bomtempo as Tio Cesar;
Jayme Matarazzo as Otavio - 19 anos;
Graziella Smichtt as Ligia - 19 anos;
Claudio Lins as Carlos;
Juliana Lohmann as Carla;
Gustavo Novaes as Marcelo;
Gugu Peixoto as Gugu