Private Project

Gold Surprises Us

Life in Suriname's goldfields is driven by the desire for autonomy and a high level of precarity and insecurity. The movie captures an encounter between gold miner Pretinha and anthropologist Marjo, who have a long-standing friendship. What drives the Brazilian woman to run a venture in controversial gold mining far from family and home?

  • Júlia Morim
    Director
  • Marjo de Theije
    Director
  • Marjo de Theije
    Producer
  • Júlia Morim
    Producer
  • Pretinha Nascimento
    Key Cast
  • Marjo de Theije
    Key Cast
  • Cemir Cordeiro de Oliveira
    Key Cast
  • Marcelo Lacerda
    Photography
  • Ariel Maia
    Sound
  • Miguel Bittencourt
    Sound
  • Alex Vailati
    Editing
  • Eric Caldas
    Soundtrack
  • Melina Galante
    Subtitles
  • Ramon Linsini Finkie
    Local Production
  • Kenneth Gunopawiro
    Local Production
  • Walter Andrade
    Assitant Editing
  • Geneseli Dias
    Assitant Editing
  • Rafael Amorim
    Color-timing
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ouro Surpreende A Gente
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    24,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Suriname
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 11 Festival Internacional de Filmes Etnográficos do Recife (FIFER)
    Recife
    Brazil
    August 23, 2023
    Brazil premiere
    melhor filme etnográfico
Director - Júlia Morim, Marjo de Theije