Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury
My heroes were never turned into statues. They died fighting against the ones who were.
“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.
- Year: 2013
- Country: Brazil
- Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy
- Studio: Gullane Entretenimento, Europa Filmes, Estúdio Luno, Mondo Cane Filmes, LightStar Studios, TeleImage, Buriti Filmes
- Keyword: hero, immortality, love, military dictatorship, adult animation, futuristic society, zealous, philosophical, latin american history, colonization, past lives, brazilian history, inspirational, 2090s, absurd, sentimental, romantic, whimsical, admiring, adoring, awestruck, tragic, vibrant
- Director: Luiz Bolognesi
- Cast: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro, Marcos Cesana, Bemvindo Sequeira, Sérgio Moreno