Fish Dreams

Fish Dreams
Portuguese	Sonhos de peixe
Directed by	Kirill Mikhanovsky Paolo Marinou-Blanco (First Assistant Director) Monica Palazzo (Art Director)
Written by	Kirill Mikhanovsky
Produced by	Matias Mariani Fernanda de Capua Paolo Marinou-Blanco Jacob Michelson Eliane Ferreira
Starring	José Maria Alves Rubia Rafaelle Phellipe Haagensen Chico Díaz Yves Hoffer
Cinematography	Andrij Parekh
Edited by	Adam Walsh Kirill Mikhanovsky
Distributed by	Unison Films
Running time	111 min
Countries	United States Brazil Russia
Language	Portuguese

Fish Dreams (French: Sonhos de peixe) is a 2006 film by Kirill Mikhanovsky. It premiered on May 21, 2006, in the International Critic's Week competition (La Semaine de la Critique) at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot summary

In a village on the northeastern coast of Brazil, Jusce, 17, scrapes a living by diving 30 meters, with rudimentary equipment, for lobster. His "prize" at the end of a long day of risky work is sitting close to Ana, who lives with her mother and young daughter, as she savors the drama of urban sophisticates on her favorite soap opera.

Ana dreams of leaving the village to see the world. Jusce is content with the life he leads. The other fishermen, friends of Jusce's dead father, help him to buy and fit out his own fishing boat. One day an old friend, Rogério, returns from the big city to work giving dune buggy rides along the coast. The day Rogério gives Jusce a ride to Ana's place marks the beginning of their rivalry for Ana's attention. Jusce has to reinvent himself in order not to lose Ana to the adventurous life style of Rogério.

Cast

• José Maria Alves as Jusce
• Rubia Rafaelle as Ana
• Phellipe Haagensen as Rogério
• Chico Díaz as João
• Yves Hoffer as Gunther Bass

Awards

Sonhos de Peixe has won three film awards:

• Cannes Film Festival: Prix Regards Jeune (2006)
• Miami Film Festival: Special Jury Award (2007)
• Sofia International Film Festival: Special Jury Award (2007)

External links

• Sonhos de Peixe at IMDb