'

Vazante

Play trailer

1:35

Vazante

Released Jan 12, 2018

1h 56m

Adventure

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

85%

Tomatometer

34 Reviews

67%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

A young woman faces physical and emotional unrest after marrying a slave trader in Brazil in the early 1800s.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

The long frame suits Thomas's preoccupation with the mountainous terrain and the movement of human bodies across it, which are beautiful to witness but can't compensate for the story's ever-dwindling momentum.

Mar 10, 2020

Full Review

Tom Long

Detroit News

An epic of desperation, clotted emotions, racism and innocence destroyed, "Vazante" is chillingly beautiful and thoroughly awful, stuffed with grief and tragedy while wrestling with the dynamics of power.

Rated: A

Apr 6, 2018

Full Review

Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Any director this far along in developing an assured visual style truly is a director to watch.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 1, 2018

Full Review

David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

An engrossing film from veteran director Daniela Thomas.

Jun 3, 2020

Full Review

Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

The various interpersonal dynamics at play, though manifested quietly, manage to evoke modern conflicts nearly effortlessly, and in this way the film succeeds as a meaningful journey onto the plantation.

May 28, 2019

Full Review

Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

This deliberately paced Brazilian historical drama rewards patience with its sumptuous black-and-white cinematography and affecting story of prejudice that carries contemporary resonance.

Jan 25, 2019

Full Review

Read all reviews

Audience Member

It looks damn good. will find on boxxy software

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

Full Review

Audience Member

You need patience to watch this.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Beautiful images and great, naturalistic performances...the pace is extremely slow, but the story is compelling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/18

Full Review

Audience Member

Possibly the worst movie I have ever seen. It was slow and drawn out, at times it was painful. I began to count the fades to black as a way to make it to the end. Subtitles were unnecessary, it was virtually a silent film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

Full Review

Audience Member

A beautifully filmed B&W period piece that is timeless in the sense that it addresses systems and cycles of oppression in which even today we are caught up in. A film about a girl told from the perspective of a woman, director Daniella Thomas, the audience is respected intellectually as if reading a novel, in which the characters motives and desires are implicitly revealed. A rare and special contemporary film. I highly recommend "Vazante".

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Daniela Thomas

Director

Adriano Carvalho

António

Sandra Corveloni

Dona Ondina

Luana Nastas

Beatriz

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Dona Zizinha

Roberto Audio

Bartholomeu

In Search of Fellini

100%

74%

In Search of Fellini

Watchlist

TRAILER

for In Search of Fellini

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

88%

64%

Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter

Watchlist

Arctic

91%

79%

Arctic

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Arctic

Walking Out

92%

56%

Walking Out

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Walking Out

Wildlike

93%

77%

Wildlike

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Wildlike

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Vazante: Trailer 1

1:35

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

A young woman faces physical and emotional unrest after marrying a slave trader in Brazil in the early 1800s.

Director: Daniela Thomas
Producer: Beto Amaral, Maria Ionescu, Sara Silveira
Screenwriter: Daniela Thomas, Beto Amaral
Distributor: Music Box Films
Production Co: Dezenove Som e Imagem, Cisma Produções
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.8K
Runtime: 1h 56m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Most Popular at Home Now