Protesys (2020)
Protesys
”Paralympic medalist tests a revolutionary bionic prosthesis technology for an American start-up.”
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Director Afonso Poyart ("Stronger Than the World", "Two Rabbits") is one of the most interesting voices in Brazilian commercial cinema. After all, he managed to imprint his own style in films that became a success with both audiences and critics. And one of his most interesting projects is "Protesys". From this short film, starring Cauã Reymond, the filmmaker seeks to establish a universe to talk about athletes with disabilities. To do this, he mixes documentary and fiction in a well-crafted narrative and with the aesthetics of Poyart's films, which value good angles and unusual looks. It's a good entry point into the director's world, proving that his cinema still has a lot of space to be conquered and go beyond its possibilities.
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A mixture of documentary and fiction, 'Protesys' tells the story of Flávio Reitz, a Paralympic medalist who is invited by an american start-up to test a revolutionary bionic prosthesis technology. What will be the limits for these new super athletes?
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