''Two Lost in a Dirty Night'' () is a 2002 Brazilian film directed by José Joffily. Based on the play of the same name by

Plínio Marcos Plínio Marcos de Barros (29 September 1935 — 19 November 1999) was a Brazilian writer, actor, journalist and playwright, author of several stage plays adapted into film. Called a "Poète maudit" by some, his work features the life and strugg ...

, it tells the story of Tonho (

Roberto Bomtempo Roberto is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish variation of the male given name Robert. Notable people named Roberto include: * Roberto (footballer, born 1912) * Roberto (footballer, born 1977) * Roberto (footballer, born 1978) * Roberto (footbal ...

) and Paco (

Débora Falabella Débora Lima Falabella (; born 22 February 1979) is a Brazilian actress. Early years Débora was born in Belo Horizonte City, the daughter of actor Rogério Falabella and the lyrical singer Maria Olympia. During her childhood she became in ...

Plot

''Two Lost in a Dirty Night'' follows two Brazilian illegal immigrants living in

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, United States. Paco, a

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whose real name is Rita, is very aggressive, strange and mysterious. Antônio, nicknamed Tonho, wants to return to Brazil, because he had no success living in America. They live in a kind of loft. They met each other while Paco was acting as a

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, doing a

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on a man ( Guy Camilleri). Then, he discovers that Paco is a girl and became furious, trying later to rape her. Tonho saves her and invites her to live with him.

Cast

as Tonho *

as Paco *David Herman as Moe * Guy Camilleri *Richard Velazquez *Theodoris Castellanos *John Gilleece *Daniel Porto

Production

Talking about the scene in which she appears completely naked with a gun pointed in her direction,

said, "What made it easier in that scene was the fact that I had to feel afraid and fragile. So being naked helped me in that composition. But of course the scene is uncomfortable, I'm not as comfortable naked as if I were dressed."

Awards and nominations

;

Festival de Brasília The Festival de Brasília (Brasília Film Festival), officially the Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro, is a film festival held in Brasília, Brazil. Known as Semana do Cinema Brasileiro (''Brazilian Film Week'') during the first two editi ...

*Candango Trophy of Best Actress to Débora Falabella *Candango Trophy of Best Director to José Joffily *Candango Trophy of Best Screenplay to Paulo Halm ; Grande Prêmio de Cinema Brasileiro *Best Actress to Débora Falabella *Nomination of Best Editing to

Eduardo Escorel Eduardo Escorel de Morais (born 1945), most known as Eduardo Escorel, is a Brazilian film editor and film director, director. He debuted as an editor on the Joaquim Pedro de Andrade's ''The Priest and the Girl'' (1965). With his first feature film ...

*Nomination of Best Adapted Screenplay to Paulo Halm ;

Gramado Film Festival The Gramado Film Festival () is an international film festival held annually in the Brazilian city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, since 1973. In 1992, the festival began to award Latin American films produced outside of Brazil. It is the biggest ...

*Golden Kikito of Best Editing to Eduardo Escorel *Golden Kikito of Best Music to David Tygel *Nomination of Golden Kikito for Best Film ; Prêmio ACIE de Cinema * Best Actress to Débora Falabella ; Recife Cine PE Audiovisual Festival *Calunga Trophy of Best Cinematography to Nonato Esterla

References

External links

Official site (in Portuguese)IMDB page of the film
{{DEFAULTSORT:Two Lost in a Dirty Night 2002 films Brazilian adventure films Films about illegal immigration to the United States Brazilian films based on plays Films set in New York City 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s English-language films Foreign films set in the United States 2000s Brazilian films