Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
My heroes were never turned into statues. They died fighting against the ones who were.
An ambitious animated epic that weaves 600 years of immortal love across four pivotal moments of Brazilian history, balancing romantic devotion with philosophical reckoning on colonization, oppression, and survival.
“Rio 2096 – A Story of Love and Fury” is an animated film that portrays the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years. As a backdrop to the romance, the feature highlights four phases of Brazilian history: colonization, slavery, the Military Regime and the future, in 2096, when there will be a war for water.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
