Reality (2012)
Reality
”A charming fishmonger becomes obsessed with reality TV, leading to skewed perceptions and paranoia.”
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An interesting union of satire and drama, 'Reality' won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Festival in 2012. Using the Big Brother TV program as a backdrop, the movie makes humor out of the search for fame with a style reminiscent of 1960s Italian comedies. An interesting humor, which even fits into the Brazilian reality.
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Luciano is a charming fishmonger whose unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on a reality show leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and paranoia.
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