CITROTOXIC

Citrotoxic is a fiction film about an unlikely encounter. During a weekend in a remote area far from São Paulo, Bianca and her young daughter Serena meet Zé, a solitary rural pesticide applicator. Uneasiness appears among mother’s struggle about poison's dangers and spontaneous connection between the girl and Zé.

  • Julia Zakia
    Director
  • Julia Zakia
    Writer
  • Juliana Pfeifer
    Producer
  • Guilherme César
    Producer
  • Bianca Porte
    Key Cast
    "BIANCA Mother"
  • LUIZA LEBLANC
    Key Cast
    "SERENA"
  • JERRY GILLI
    Key Cast
    "ZÉ"
  • GUILE MARTINS
    SOUND
  • JULIA ZAKIA
    EDITING
  • GUILE MARTINS
    EDITING
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    CITROTOXIC
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 27, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    300,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • GATO DO PARQUE
    Distributor
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Julia Zakia

Julia Zakia was born in 1982 in Brazil. She studied Cinema at the School of Arts in the University of São Paulo, graduating with emphasis in direction and cinematography. Julia directed and photographed several films and TV series. As a director:“My grandpa’s hat” (2004), “Fig tree’s story” (2006), “Tarabatara” (2007), “Rough Stone” (2009), “Gypsy River” (2013) “Planet Factory” (2019), “Frog” (2019) and “Citrotoxic”, her new feature film project, in development.

Her first film was “My grandpa’s hat” (2004), followed by “Fig tree’s story” (2006), “Tarabatara” (2007), “Rough Stone” (2009), “Gypsy River” (2013) “Planet Factory” (2019), “Frog” (2019) and “Citrotoxic”, her new feature film project, in development.The films took part in many festivals, such as “Clermont-Ferrand”, “Rotterdam”, “Biarritz”, “Message to Man, “Cartagena”, “It’s all true”, “Ethnologic Film Festival -Belgrade”, “Rencontres Cinémas D'Amérique Latine de Toulouse”, etc.

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Director Statement

We have to be immensely creative in order to be able to make a movie that bears the dark forces that govern life on earth and modern agriculture. The film has a definite position: it is against corporations driven by the craving for power, violence and greed, it is against toxic neo-colonists that have been destroying individual and collective freedoms.