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Kill Me Please
Theatrical release poster
PortugueseMate-Me Por Favor
Directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira
Written byAnita Rocha da Silveira
Produced byVânia Catani
Starring
CinematographyJoão Atala
Edited byMarília Moraes
Music byBernardo Uzeda
Production
companies
  • Bananeira Filmes
  • Rei Cine
Distributed byImovision
Release dates
  • 9 September 2015 (2015-09-09) ( Venice)
  • 15 September 2016 (2016-09-15) (Brazil)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
LanguagePortuguese

Kill Me Please ( Portuguese: Mate-Me Por Favor) is a 2015 teen horror film written and directed by Anita Rocha da Silveira in her directorial debut. [1] It premiered in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, and was later awarded for best director and best actress ( Valentina Herszage) at the 2015 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. [2] [3]

Premise

A wave of murderers plague the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. What starts off as a morbid curiosity for the local youth slowly begins to spoil away at their lives. Among them is Bia, a 15-year-old girl. After an encounter with death, she will do anything to ensure she is alive.

Cast

  • Valentina Herszage as Bia
  • Dora Freind as Renata
  • Mari Oliveira as Mariana
  • Júlia Roliz as Michele
  • Rita Pauls as dead girl
  • Laryssa Ayres as Amanda
  • Vicente Conde as Bernardo
  • Bernardo Marinho as João
  • Antara Morri as Nicole

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Holland (12 October 2015). "'Kill Me, Please' ('Mate-me, Por Favor'): Rio de Janeiro Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ John Hopewell (5 September 2015). "'Kill Me Please': A New Face of Latin American Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ Elaine Guerini (13 October 2015). "'Neon Bull' triumphs in Rio". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

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