Also Directed by Thiago B. Mendonça
One day in the São Paulo's most unequal neighborhood.
To start again. one has to destroy.
Inspired by the text " Art, Truth and Politics " of British writer Harold Pinter (1930-2008), Nobel for Literature in 2005, The Great Volcanos is an attempt to reflect on narratives in their capacityto reveal or subjugate the truth. In an era of post-truth and fake news, the healthy shock between art and society may project some light on our reality and our lives.
Dadinho, an old samba composer, is taken by his granddaughter to his brother’s funeral, composer from a rival samba school. Along this path a history of rivalry, samba and betrayal emerges from the past.