Freely inspired by the work Catatau, by Paulo Leminski, the plot begins with the historical hypothesis imagined by the poet from Curitiba: “What if René Descartes had come to Brazil with Maurício de Nassau?” The film materializes this hypothesis and joins the father of modern philosophy in his journey through the tropics. Under the effect of hallucinatory herbs, he investigates questions revolving around geometry and optics in the face of an absolutely strange world. Known for his famous sentence “I think, therefore I am”, Descartes faces his doubt towards phenomena reason doesn’t explain. René, Renatus, Re born.
Crew
Cao Guimarães
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography
Marcelo Gomes
Editor
Beto Magalhães
Cinematography, Executive Producer, Line Producer
Sérgio Neuenschwander
Cinematography
Alexandre Baxter
Cinematography
Aline Xavier
Assistant Director
Heloísa Lô
Producer
Rô Nascimento
Costume Design
Marcos M. Marcos
Sound Recordist
O Grivo
Original Music Composer
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