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Hard Paint
Hard Paint
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Directed by	Marcio Reolon; Filipe Matzembacher
Written by	Marcio Reolon; Filipe Matzembacher
Produced by	Jéssica Luz; Filipe Matzembacher; Marcio Reolon
Starring	Shico Menegat
Cinematography	Glauco Firpo
Edited by	Germano de Oliveira
Release date	18 February 2018 (Berlin);
Running time	117 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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Hard Paint (Portuguese: Tinta bruta) is a 2018 Brazilian drama film directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher. It is set in Porto Alegre and follows a young gay man called Pedro (Shico Menegat) who performs on video chat using body paint as his trademark. The film was screened at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival, winning the Teddy Award for the best LGBTQ feature film of the festival.

Plot[edit]

The film centres on Pedro, a shy young man who works as a performer on a gay-oriented video chat website. His trademark is to dance while smearing neon body paint over his body; the film's central conflict is set in motion when he learns that another chatroom performer (Boy25) is imitating him.

Pedro arranges to meet Boy25 (Leo) and they become lovers, but it is hard for Pedro to trust anyone. He has previously been pushed to breaking point by bullies and whilst his sister knows him well, he has to lie to his grandmother about how he makes money. His mother is dead and his father is not around. Pedro leads a double life in which he is introverted until he goes online and assumes his alternative identity NeonBoy. A real-life sexual encounter goes wrong but then despite losing Leo (who is following his dreams and moving to Europe), at the end of the film Pedro is dancing and open to new beginnings.

Cast[edit]

Shico Menegat as Pedro
Bruno Fernandes [pt] as Leo
Guega Peixoto as Luiza (Pedro's sister)
Sandra Dani as Avó (Pedro's grandmother)
Frederico Vasques as Beto
Arlyson Gomes as João

Themes[edit]

Hard Paint explores the theme of isolation, since Pedro performs online from a studio in his bedroom and withdraws from the wider world. He has difficult relationships with his family and the other people he meets. This depiction of Pedro then creates a picture of a fragmented world in which people are alienated from each other.^[1] This feeling of loneliness can also be applied to the city of Porto Alegre, from which many young people move away (like Pedro's sister) leaving the people who remain with only memories.^[2]

Critical response[edit]

Internationally, Hard Paint was a critical success. Variety praised the "picture of a fragmented society barely able to foster empathetic connections".^[1] Sight & Sound suggested the film was a "potential LGBTQ breakout hit" and whilst cautioning that it was a looser film than other recent crossover successes such as God’s Own Country and A Fantastic Woman, called it "entertainingly unpredictable".^[3] Screen Daily enjoyed the "fluid cinematography" of Glauco Firpo saying it caught "the quasi-fairytale quality of a boy who lives on the outside of his life, looking in".^[4]

Mature Times called the film a "poignant character study".^[5] The Hollywood Reporter remarked that Hard Paint "at times recalls Moonlight, not just structurally, in its separately titled three-part breakdown, but also in its moving observation of a vulnerable gay male protagonist in an unaccommodating environment".^[6] Australian Cinematographer, the magazine of the Australian Cinematographers Society, called the film "stunning" and "beautiful".^[2]

Accolades[edit]

Hard Paint was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival,^[7] where it won the Teddy Award as the best LGBTQ-themed feature film of the festival.^[8] It also won the Art Cinema Award.^[9]
Best Fiction Film, Best Actor (Shico Menegat), Best Supporting Actor (Bruno Fernandes), Best Script at Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival.^[10]
Premio Maguey for Best Feature Film at the 2018 Guadalajara International Film Festival.^[4]
Best International Narrative award at Outfest 2018.^[11]
Special Mention at the 2018 Chicago International Film Festival.^[12]
Special Mention at Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist".^[13]
Pink Dragon Jury Award at the 2018 Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival.^[14]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Weissberg, Jay (28 February 2018). "Film Review: 'Hard Paint'". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cunningham, James (1 June 2018). "Film Review: Hard Paint". Australian Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ O'Callaghan, Paul (14 April 2018). "Hard Paint first-look review: dark days and neon nights on Porto Alegre's wild side". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ide, Wendy (26 March 2018). "'Hard Paint': BFI Flare Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ Glasser, Joyce (1 August 2019). "Despite the unsavoury subject matter, we care about the protagonist in this poignant character study". Mature Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ Rooney, David (20 February 2018). "'Hard Paint' ('Tinta bruta'): Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Press Office (25 January 2018). "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Annual Archives: 2018. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
^ Roxborough, Scott (23 February 2018). "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Art Cinema Awards 2018: all the winners". CICAE. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Hard Paint". m-appeal.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "HARD PAINT wins at Outfest 2018". m-appeal.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "54th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Molodist KIFF has announced the winners of Sunny Bunny competition program! | Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival". Кінофестиваль Молодість Україна. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Rožnata zmaja filmoma Hard Paint in Freak Show". MMC RTV SLO. RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links[edit]

Hard Paint at IMDb

[Variety-1] Weissberg, Jay (28 February 2018). "Film Review: 'Hard Paint'". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[AC-2] Cunningham, James (1 June 2018). "Film Review: Hard Paint". Australian Cinematographer Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[S&S-3] O'Callaghan, Paul (14 April 2018). "Hard Paint first-look review: dark days and neon nights on Porto Alegre's wild side". Sight & Sound. British Film Institute. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[SD-4] Ide, Wendy (26 March 2018). "'Hard Paint': BFI Flare Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[MT-5] Glasser, Joyce (1 August 2019). "Despite the unsavoury subject matter, we care about the protagonist in this poignant character study". Mature Times. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[6] Rooney, David (20 February 2018). "'Hard Paint' ('Tinta bruta'): Film Review | Berlin 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[Pan2-7] Press Office (25 January 2018). "Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison?". Annual Archives: 2018. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[8] Roxborough, Scott (23 February 2018). "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[CICAE-9] "Art Cinema Awards 2018: all the winners". CICAE. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[Rio-10] "Hard Paint". m-appeal.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[Outfest-11] "HARD PAINT wins at Outfest 2018". m-appeal.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[CC-12] "54th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[KIFF-13] "Molodist KIFF has announced the winners of Sunny Bunny competition program! | Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival". Кінофестиваль Молодість Україна. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[14] "Rožnata zmaja filmoma Hard Paint in Freak Show". MMC RTV SLO. RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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+'''''Hard Paint''''' ({{lang-pt|'''Tinta bruta'''}}) is a 2018 Brazilian [[drama film]] directed by [[Marcio Reolon]] and [[Filipe Matzembacher]]. It is set in [[Porto Alegre]] and follows a young gay man called Pedro ([[Shico Menegat]]) who performs on [[video chat]] using [[body paint]] as his trademark. The film was screened at the [[68th Berlin International Film Festival]], winning the [[Teddy Award]] for the best [[LGBTQ]] feature film of the festival.
+[[File:Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon 1.jpg|thumb|right|Directors Filipe Matzembacher (left) and Marcio Reolon (right)]]
-'''''Hard Paint''''' ({{lang-pt|'''Tinta bruta'''}}) is an upcoming Brazilian [[drama film]] directed by [[Marcio Reolon]] and [[Filipe Matzembacher]]. It has been selected to be screened in the Panorama section at the [[68th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="Pan2">{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_41492.html |title=Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What’s Your Poison? |work=Berlinale |date=25 January 2018 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}</ref>
-==Cast==
+== Plot ==
+The film centres on Pedro, a shy young man who works as a performer on a gay-oriented [[video chat]] website. His trademark is to dance while smearing neon [[body paint]] over his body; the film's central conflict is set in motion when he learns that another chatroom performer (Boy25) is imitating him.
+Pedro arranges to meet Boy25 (Leo) and they become lovers, but it is hard for Pedro to trust anyone. He has previously been pushed to breaking point by bullies and whilst his sister knows him well, he has to lie to his grandmother about how he makes money. His mother is dead and his father is not around. Pedro leads a double life in which he is introverted until he goes online and assumes his alternative identity NeonBoy. A real-life sexual encounter goes wrong but then despite losing Leo (who is following his dreams and moving to Europe), at the end of the film Pedro is dancing and open to new beginnings.
+== Cast ==
 * [[Shico Menegat]] as Pedro
-* [[Bruno Fernandes]] as Leo
+* {{ill|Bruno Fernandes (actor)|lt=Bruno Fernandes|pt|Bruno Fernandes (ator)}} as Leo
-* [[Guega Peixoto]] as Luiza
+* [[Guega Peixoto]] as Luiza (Pedro's sister)
-* [[Sandra Dani]] as Avó
+* [[Sandra Dani]] as Avó (Pedro's grandmother)
 * [[Frederico Vasques]] as Beto
+* [[Arlyson Gomes]] as João
-==References==
+== Themes ==
+''Hard Paint'' explores the theme of isolation, since Pedro performs online from a studio in his bedroom and withdraws from the wider world. He has difficult relationships with his family and the other people he meets. This depiction of Pedro then creates a picture of a fragmented world in which people are alienated from each other.<ref name="Variety">{{cite news |last1=Weissberg |first1=Jay |title=Film Review: 'Hard Paint' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/hard-paint-review-1202712004/ |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=Variety |date=28 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref> This feeling of loneliness can also be applied to the city of [[Porto Alegre]], from which many young people move away (like Pedro's sister) leaving the people who remain with only memories.<ref name="AC">{{cite news |last1=Cunningham |first1=James |title=Film Review: Hard Paint |url=https://acmag.com.au/2018/06/01/hard-paint/ |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=Australian Cinematographer Magazine |date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
+== Critical response ==
+Internationally, ''Hard Paint'' was a critical success. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the "picture of a fragmented society barely able to foster empathetic connections".<ref name="Variety" /> ''[[Sight & Sound]]'' suggested the film was a "potential LGBTQ breakout hit" and whilst cautioning that it was a looser film than other recent crossover successes such as [[God's Own Country (2017 film)|God’s Own Country]] and [[A Fantastic Woman]], called it "entertainingly unpredictable".<ref name="S&S">{{cite news |last1=O'Callaghan |first1=Paul |title=Hard Paint first-look review: dark days and neon nights on Porto Alegre's wild side |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/hard-paint-tinta-bruta-filipe-matzembacher-marcio-reolon-queer-neon-nights-brazil |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=Sight & Sound |publisher=British Film Institute |date=14 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Screen Daily]]'' enjoyed the "fluid cinematography" of Glauco Firpo saying it caught "the quasi-fairytale quality of a boy who lives on the outside of his life, looking in".<ref name="SD">{{cite news |last1=Ide |first1=Wendy |title='Hard Paint': BFI Flare Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/hard-paint-bfi-flare-review/5127770.article |access-date=7 April 2020 |work=Screen Daily |date=26 March 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
+''[[Mature Times]]'' called the film a "poignant character study".<ref name="MT">{{cite web |last1=Glasser |first1=Joyce |title=Despite the unsavoury subject matter, we care about the protagonist in this poignant character study |url=https://www.maturetimes.co.uk/joyce-glasser-reviews-hard-paint/ |website=Mature Times |access-date=7 April 2020 |date=1 August 2019}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' remarked that ''Hard Paint'' "at times recalls [[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]], not just structurally, in its separately titled three-part breakdown, but also in its moving observation of a vulnerable gay male protagonist in an unaccommodating environment".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hard-paint-berlin-2018-1086647 |title='Hard Paint' ('Tinta bruta'): Film Review {{!}} Berlin 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=20 February 2018 |access-date=23 August 2018 |first=David |last=Rooney}}</ref> ''Australian Cinematographer'', the magazine of the [[Australian Cinematographers Society]], called the film "stunning" and "beautiful".<ref name="AC" />
+== Accolades ==
+* ''Hard Paint'' was screened in the Panorama section at the [[68th Berlin International Film Festival]],<ref name="Pan2">{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2018/08_pressemitteilungen_2018/08_pressemitteilungen_2018detail_41492.html |work=Annual Archives: 2018 |title=Programme for Berlinale Panorama 2018 Complete: What's Your Poison? |publisher=[[Berlin International Film Festival]] |date=25 January 2018 |access-date=29 January 2018 |author=Press Office}}</ref> where it won the [[Teddy Award]] as the best [[LGBTQ]]-themed feature film of the festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-hard-paint-wins-teddy-award-best-lgbtq-feature-1087984 |title=Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |date=23 February 2018 |access-date=23 August 2018 |first=Scott |last=Roxborough}}</ref> It also won the Art Cinema Award.<ref name="CICAE">{{cite web |title=Art Cinema Awards 2018: all the winners |url=http://cicae.org/en/cicae-art-cinema-award/art-cinema-awards-2018-tous-les-gagnants |website=CICAE |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
+*Best Fiction Film, Best Actor (Shico Menegat), Best Supporting Actor (Bruno Fernandes), Best Script at [[Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival]].<ref name="Rio">{{cite web |title=Hard Paint |url=https://m-appeal.com/catalogue/hard-paint |website=m-appeal.com |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
+* Premio Maguey for Best Feature Film at the 2018 [[Guadalajara International Film Festival]].<ref name="SD" />
+*Best International Narrative award at [[Outfest]] 2018.<ref name="Outfest">{{cite web |title=HARD PAINT wins at Outfest 2018 |url=https://m-appeal.com/news/hard-paint-wins-at-outfest-2018 |website=m-appeal.com |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
+* Special Mention at the 2018 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref name="CC">{{cite web |title=54th Chicago International Film Festival Award Winners |url=https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/festival/54th-award-winners/ |website=Cinema Chicago |access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>
+* Special Mention at [[Kyiv International Film Festival "Molodist"]].<ref name="KIFF">{{cite web |title=Molodist KIFF has announced the winners of Sunny Bunny competition program! {{!}} Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival |url=https://molodist.com/en/news/molodist-kiff-has-announced-the-winners-of-sunny-bunny-competition-program/ |website=Кінофестиваль Молодість Україна |access-date=7 April 2020 |date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
+* Pink Dragon Jury Award at the 2018 [[Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rožnata zmaja filmoma Hard Paint in Freak Show |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/film-in-tv/roznata-zmaja-filmoma-hard-paint-in-freak-show/473597 |website=MMC RTV SLO |publisher=RTV Slovenija |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 * {{IMDb title|7925066|Hard Paint}}
+{{Teddy Award for Best Film}}
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-[[Category:2010s drama films]]
+[[Category:2018 drama films]]
-[[Category:Brazilian films]]
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-[[Category:Portuguese-language films]]
+[[Category:2010s Portuguese-language films]]
+[[Category:Brazilian LGBT-related films]]
-{{Brazil-film-stub}}
+[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]
-{{2010s-drama-film-stub}}
+[[Category:2018 LGBT-related films]]
+[[Category:2010s Brazilian films]]

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1990s	Coming Out (1990) Poison (1991) Together Alone (1992) Wittgenstein (1993) Go Fish (1994) The Last Supper (1995) The Watermelon Woman (1996) All Over Me (1997) Hold You Tight (1998) Show Me Love (1999)
2000s	Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Walking on Water (2002) A Thousand Clouds of Peace (2003) Wild Side (2004) A Year Without Love (2005) The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006) Spider Lilies (2007) The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (2008) Raging Sun, Raging Sky (2009)
2010s	The Kids Are All Right (2010) Absent (2011) Keep the Lights On (2012) In the Name of (2013) The Way He Looks (2014) Nasty Baby (2015) Tomcat (2016) A Fantastic Woman (2017) Hard Paint (2018) Brief Story from the Green Planet (2019)
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