2008Nominee
Best Picture
Siri-Ará
Petrus Cariry
Director · Producer · Writer
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
December 28, 1977
Biography
Born in Brazil in 1977, Petrus Cariry directed his first feature film in 2007, the award-winning film “The Grain”, which started the trilogy of death, followed by “Mother and Daughter” (2011) and “Clarisse” (2015) that together won more than 200 awards at national and international film festivals. In 2018 he released “The Boat”, his first feature film after the death trilogy. In 2019, Petrus released the documentary "The Welles Raft" directed in collaboration with Firmino Holanda. Petrus Cariry films have been shown at important film festivals such as Nantes (3 Continents), India (IFFI), Toulouse, Mar Del Plata, Vina Del Mar, Habana, Miami and Oldenburg.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Nominee
Best Director
The Grain
2019Nominee
Career Highlight
Pop Ritual
Career Highlights
2015Highlight
Best Director
Clarisse or Something About Us
2021Highlight
Career Highlight
Young Warriors
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Clarisse or Something About Us