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AQUARIUS dir. Kleber Mendoça Filho (146mins) - R21The Singapore premiere of Aquarius (2016) Nominated for several awards, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The film was included in a number of critics' lists of best films of the year, including from Sight & Sound, Cahiers du cinéma, and The New York Times. SynopsisClara, a 65-year-old widow and retired music critic, born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the only remaining resident of the Aquarius, a 1940s, two-story building on the upmarket and seafront Avenida Boa Viagem. All the neighbouring apartments have been acquired by developers, who are determined to drive her out. This forces Clara, who has pledged to leave the Aquarius only upon her death, to become embroiled in a war of sorts with the company. While the tension and confrontation disturb her, they stir thoughts of her loved ones, her past, and her future. Released to controversy during the peak of Brazil’s crisis, the socio-political shambles of Recife serve as backdrop for a powerful and private rumination on one’s connection to place.Watch the trailer here.