Rule 34 (film)
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| Portuguese | Regra 34 |
| Directed by | Julia Murat |
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| Cinematography | Leo Bittencourt |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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| Language | Portuguese |
Rule 34 (Portuguese: Regra 34) is a 2022 drama film co-written and directed by Julia Murat and starring Sol Miranda. The film is named after the Internet phenomenon Rule 34. It follows a young law student who develops a passion for defending women in abuse cases. At the same time, her own sexual interests lead her into a world dominated by violence and eroticism.[1]
A co-production between Brazil and France, the film premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2022, where it won the Golden Leopard for Best Film. It was released theatrically in Brazil on 19 January 2023 by Imovision and in France on 7 June 2023 by Wayna Pitch.
Cast[edit]
- Sol Miranda as Simone[2]
- Lucas Andrade as Coyote
- Lorena Comparato as Lucia
- Isabela Mariotto as Nat
- Babu Santana as André
- MC Carol as Nill
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
Rule 34 is the third feature film by Brazilian director and screenwriter Julia Murat. The film's title refers to the so-called Rule 34, an Internet maxim which asserts that Internet pornography exists concerning every conceivable topic.[3] The project was part of the 2019 Berlinale Co-Production Market.[4] Murat wrote the screenplay along with Gabriela Capello, Rafael Lessa and Roberto Winter.[1]
Filming[edit]
Filming took place in 2020. Lacking the funds to complete the film, Murat received a grant in July 2021 as part of the Gothenburg Film Festival.[4] Funding was provided by the festival's Audiovisual Fund, set up at the initiative of the Swedish government to protect democracy around the world.[1][5]
Release[edit]
Rule 34 premiered at the 75th Locarno Film Festival on 10 August 2022,[6] where it won the Golden Leopard for Best Film.[4] It was also screened in the World Cinema section of the 27th Busan International Film Festival on 8 October 2022 and at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival on 22 December 2022.[7][8] The film was released theatrically in Brazil on 19 January 2023 by Imovision and in France on 7 June 2023 by Wayna Pitch.[9][10]
Reception[edit]
Independent Swiss journalist Michael Sennhauser described Rule 34 as "a playful, cleverly argued film with a clear provocative twist" and commented that, as with the competition entry Tengo sueños eléctricos, which received three awards in Locarno, the film "clearly plays a role" that there is a female director behind the work. "Precisely because it [the film] moves in this area where personal freedom only works as long as they mutually agree that encroachment is negotiable", stated Sennhauser.[3] Neil Young of Screen Daily dubbed it a "surprise winner". It is "a fascinating and ambitious third feature film" and "a sensual, intimate character study" by Murat. Newcomer Sol Miranda put on a "strong central performance" by a "multifaceted black woman [...] in bustling Rio de Janeiro." With her play, she penetrates the didactic tendencies of the screenplay and the theoretical treatises disguised as dialogue. Young, however, criticized the "stylistically conventional" images by cinematographer Leo Bittencourt in comparison to the red-hot topics dealt with, which are kept "pervasively flat in TV style" and would therefore hardly lose their impact on the small screen. The climax of the film is the final 75-second shot of Simone's real-life meeting with her online follower. Lead actress Miranda shows a "convincing range of emotions" and the close-up is reminiscent of Greta Garbo in Queen Christine (1933), Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mia Farrow in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985).[1]
List of festivals and awards by year:[edit]
2022[edit]
- 75th Locarno Film Festival 2022 - Golden Leopard
- Rio de Janeiro Int'l Film Festival 2022 - Best director
- MixBrasil 2022 - Best Actress
- Paronama Coisa de Cinema 2022 - Honorable mention; APC Jury Special Prize
- Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival 2022- Best Actress
- Festival des Trois Continents 2022 - Mention to the actress
- Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana 2022 - Jury Special Prize
- 46th São Paulo International Film Festival
- 36th Cineuropa
- 27th Busan International Film Festival
- 28th Athens International Film Festival
- 14th Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival
- Tarragona International Film Festival 2022
- Fish&Chips Film Festival 2022
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali 2022
- Indiecork Film Festival 2022
- Festival de la Critica Cinematografica de Caracas
- 9th Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso
- Newfest 2022
- Oslo Films From the South Festival 2022
- Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2022
- Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2022
- 15th World Film Festival of Bangkok
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2022
- Kolkata International Film Festival 2022
- 27th International Film Festival of Kerala
- Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2022
- 24th Festival Kinoarte de Cinema
2023[edit]
- Zinegoak, Bilbao LGBT Film and Performing Arts Festival - Best Feature Film and Best Actress
- Mezipatra Queer Film Festival – Main Jury Special Mention
- 46th Göteborg Film Festival
- Kottayam International Film Festival 2023
- International Film Festival of Thrissus 2023
- Miami Film Festival 2023
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQ+ Festival 2023
- 35e Rencontres de Toulouse
- Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil
- 25 Festival du Cinema Brésilien de Paris
- International Film Festival of Uruguay
- 42nd Istanbul Film Festival
- International Women Film Fest Dortmund + Cologne
- Sicilia Queer Filmfest
- Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival
- Barcelona International Women’s Film Festival
- Transilvania International Film Festival
- Frameline - San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw Poland
- Semana de Cinema Brasileiro na Colômbia
- Box Office Around the World
- Espoo Ciné
- Vancouver Latin American Film Festival
- OSLOErotic Film & Art Festival
- Queer Lisboa
- Agenda Brasil Festival Internazionale di Cinema Brasiliano
- Porn Film Festival Berlin
- QUEERSICHT – Queer Film Festival
- International Film School Cologne – IFS
- FILMAR en América Latina
- Mostra Cinebrasil
2024[edit]
- Sunny Bunny Queer Film Festival
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | 75th Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Rule 34 | Won | [11][12] |
| 24th Festival do Rio | Best Director | Julia Murat | Won | [13] | |
| Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | Best Actress | Sol Miranda | Won | [14] | |
| Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de Habana | Jury Special Prize | Rule 34 | Won | [15] | |
| Panorama Coisa de Cinema | Special Mention | Won | [16] | ||
| APC Jury Special Prize | Won | ||||
| Festival des Trois Continents | Special mention to the actress | Sol Miranda | Won | [17] | |
| MixBrasil Festival | Best actress | Won | [18] | ||
| 2023 | Zinegoak - Bilbao's International GayLesboTrans Film and Performing Arts Festival | Best actress | Won | [19] | |
| Best Feature Film | Rule 34 | Won | |||
| Mezipatra Queer Film Festival | Main Jury Special Mention | Won | [20] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Young, Neil (14 August 2022). "'Rule 34': Locarno Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Kas, Ligia (19 January 2023). "Sol Miranda é protagonista de "Regra 34", filme que explora liberdade e desejo". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b Sennhauser, Michael (13 August 2022). "Regra 34 von Júlia Murat" [Rule 34 by Julia Murat]. Sennhauser's Film Blog (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Blaney, Martin (13 August 2022). "Brazil's 'Rule 34' wins top prize at Locarno Film Festival". Screen Daily. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Marie de la Fuente, Anna (1 August 2022). "Brazil's 'Rule 34' Drops Trailer Before Locarno Main International Competition Bow (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Concorso internazionale: Regra 34 (Rule 34)". Locarno Festival. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Rule 34". Busan International Film Festival. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Cinema International: Rule 34". Kolkata International Film Festival. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Regra 34; Júlia Murat" [Rule 34; Julia Murat] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Imovision. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Wayna Pitch date le Léopard d'or 2022". Boxoffice Pro (in French). 8 November 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (13 August 2022). "Provocative Brazilian Film 'Rule 34' Wins the Top Prize at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Ntim, Zac (13 August 2022). "Locarno Film Festival Winners: 'Rule 34' Takes Golden Leopard". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "And the Prize Winners at Festival do Rio in 2022 are…". Festival do Rio. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "48ª edición / 2022 | Festival de Huelva" (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Longa-metragem 'Regra 34' recebe o Prêmio Especial do Júri no Festival de Havana". Trace.tv Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Cinema, Coisa de (11 November 2022). "XVIII Panorama Coisa de Cinema anuncia vencedores; confira a lista". XIX Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Festival des 3 Continents - 44e édition". Festival des 3 Continents. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Premiados 2022 | 30º Festival MixBrasil | 2022". old.mixbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "zinegoak | historico". Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Mezipatra announced the winners of the 24th edition. The South Korean transgender film captured the jury's attention". Mezipatra Queer Film Festival. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
