2008 // 82min // Colour // Digibeta English Subtitles
Roberto Santucci Filho
A psychological thriller, Riding High is the story of an addict, Case, who has lost his pride, his future, and his only brother to the cruel drug traffic underbelly of Rio de Janeiro. After being released from prison, he fights a tough battle to stay clean. Feeling he is a lost cause, he finds strength in the need to keep his friend Sapeca from following in his footsteps. But at the same time, he has a thirst for revenge against those who he feels abandoned him. Somebody has to pay...
Director: Roberto Santucci Filho
Script: Roberto Santucci Filho
Director of Photography: Juarez Pavelak
Editors: Pedro Duran, Roberto Santucci Filho
Sound: Bruno Espírito Santo
Production: Panorama Filmes do Brasil
Cast: Claudio Gabriel, Mônica Martelli, Sílvio Guindane, Tarcísio Filho, Daniel Lima, Raphael Kindlovits, Mouhamed Harfouch, Dom Jonatas, Leo Castro, Erika Jacobsonn, Ricardo Celano, José Peregrino.
International Sales: Rio Filme - Danilo Almeida - daniloalmeida@pcrj.rj.gov.br
Festivals: Paulínia Film Festival 2008 (Best Film), Brazilian Film Festival in Los Angeles 2008 (Audience Award Best Film), 1st Brazilian Film Festival in Madrid (Best Film)
Riding High // Alucinados
