30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth

Abe (2019) 12

United States of America, Brazil | 2019 | 85 min.

Abraham Solomon-Odeh to his Israeli-Jewish maternal family, Ibrahim to his Palestinian-Muslim paternal family, and Abraham to his Brooklyn parents prefers to be called Abe. A 12-year old with a passion for cooking, Abe is tired of mediating between his politically-at-odds family. When he meets Chico, an Afro-Brazilian chef with a fusion restaurant, things get cooking and Abe wonders if the flavors of his grandparents´ homeland might be the catalyst that brings his family together.

CountryUnited States of America, Brazil
Year2019
Duration85 min
Rating12
LanguageEnglish
SubtitleCzech
Directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade
Director of Photography Blasco Giurato
Edited by Claudia Castello, Suzanne Spangler
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Biography

Brazilian screenwriter, director and producer. He studied business and film. He started in advertising. He won international acclaim for his documentaries Wandering Heart (Coração Vagabundo, 2008) and Breaking the Taboo (Quebrando o Tabu, 2011). The second film gave rise to a TV series of the same name. He made his feature film debut with the drama Broken Town (Na Quebrada, 2014).

Family, Friendship, Positive Choices, Tradition, Growing Up

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