Documentary 'Para Vigo Me Voy!' gets trailer and revisits six decades of Cacá Diegues
Film by Lírio Ferreira and Karen Harley, shown at Cannes, opens in theaters December 3 with unseen footage of the filmmaker.
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The documentary "Para Vigo Me Voy!", about the career of filmmaker Cacá Diegues, got its first trailer on Friday (30), according to g1. Directed by Lírio Ferreira and Karen Harley, the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and arrives in theaters on December 3.
The feature follows the evolution of Cacá's work, who died in February 2025, when the production was still being assembled. In addition to excerpts from his works, it shows interviews he gave over six decades and discusses how his films reflect traits of Brazil's history, as well as aspects of his personal life.
There is also unseen footage of the director's last shoot, on "Deus Ainda É Brasileiro," of a screening of "Bye Bye Brasil" in the Vidigal favela, with him present, and of a big gathering of Cacá with artists who accompanied him throughout his career.
Producer Diogo Dahl describes the film as "a great lesson in Brazilian cinema" and cites names that run through the production, such as Antonio Pitanga, Zezé Motta, Marília Pêra, Sonia Braga, Wagner Moura, Chico Buarque, Caetano and Gil.
The production is by Coqueirão Pictures, co-produced by Globo Filmes, GloboNews, Raccord, Sinédoque and Dualto, and distributed by Gullane+.