Neon Bull
Spotlight on Brazil • 1h 43m
Gabriel Mascaro • 2015 • Brazil-Uruguay-Netherlands • A dreamlike journey into Brazil's vaquejada
Evoking northeast Brazil’s rural traditions alongside dreams of its burgeoning fashion industry, and attuned to the commodification of bodies across species, Neon Bull deconstructs conventional notions of masculinity through its oneiric, sensuous portrayal of a man suspended between a region's past and its future.
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