Low Light Films Boards Locarno Competition Thriller ‘O Jacaré,’ Basil Da Cunha Celebration of Lisbon’s Vibrant Reboleira District (EXCLUSIVE) 

By JD Linville

JD Linville

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Deep in the mazework neighborhood of Reboleira, Lisbon, someone is hiding €180,000 ($200,000), and Portuguese-Swiss writer-director Basil Da Cunha allows the characters of “O Jacaré” to use any and all means to find it in his new feature film competing at Locarno. 

Produced by Thera Production (Switzerland) and co-produced by Continue Walking (Portugal) and RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, “O Jacaré” wastes no time dropping its audience in the middle of a vibrant, interwoven community, using Cape Verdean music and an ensemble cast of locals to set the tension of the plot.

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