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Neon Bull

Directed by Gabriel Mascaro
Brazil
2015
101 mins

Synopsis

The unique images of the Brazilian sertão seen in this program in Black God, White Devil, Central Station, Wall, Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures or Augusto Matraga expand in new ways in Gabriel Mascaro’s Neon Bull.

The backdrop is the garment industry in the Pernambuco outback. Masculinity gets a full remix which denies the traditional male/female role models here. Widescreen photography suggests futurism and soon we understand that this is another unique take on culture and on a familiar landscape which has never quite been shown this way.

-Kleber Mendonça Filho, Curator

Tickets

Sun 14 June 2026, 2:45pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales
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  • Program Strand
    The Tropical Trail
  • Original Title
    BOI NEON
  • Year
    2015
  • Classification
    R 18+
  • Country
    Brazil
  • Language
    In Portuguese with English subtitles
  • Director
    Gabriel Mascaro
  • Producer
    Rachel Ellis
  • Cast
    Juliano Cazarré, Maeve Jinkings, Josinaldo Alves
  • Screenwriter
    Gabriel Mascaro
  • Cinematographer
    Diego García
  • Editor
    Fernando Epstein, Eduardo Serrano
  • Company Credits
    Sales Agent: Paradise City Sales

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