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Motherboard

Nadi is an android with citizenship, who earns the right to adopt two children, David and Lina. However, a sensationalist politician, and digital influencer, brings up several controversies about the case, in order to gain popularity for his candidacy for Senate president. A misunderstanding leads David to run away and get involved in several adventures, consequently leading Nadi to decide between keeping her citizenship or informing the authorities about the escape. The film is a genuinely Brazilian science fiction, which takes place in Minas Gerais, one of the most relevant political scenarios in the history of Brazil.

  • Igor Bastos
    Director
    Igor Bastos
  • Igor Bastos
    Writer
    Igor Bastos
  • Sávio Leite
    Producer
    Sávio Leite
  • Cristopher Gonçalves da Costa
    Producer
    Christopher Costa
  • Lázaro Camilo
    Producer
  • Ana Paula Schneider
    Key Cast
    "Nadi"
  • Marcio Simões
    Key Cast
    "Asafe"
  • Ana Júlia Silva Guimarães
    Key Cast
    "Lina"
  • Vitor Gabriel Pereira
    Key Cast
    "David"
  • Carlos Cunha Filho
    Key Cast
    "Theon"
  • Marcelo Crawsahw
    Key Cast
    "Apriel"
  • Margarida Peixoto
    Key Cast
    "Noa"
  • Áurea Baptista
    Key Cast
    "Neusa"
  • Cassiano Ranzolin
    Key Cast
    "Lata Nova"
  • Keka Bittencourt
    Key Cast
    "Turbinada"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Placa-Mãe
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Feature
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Children, Politics
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 45 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 56° SITGES - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya
    Sitges, Barcelona
    Spain
    September 4, 2023
    Sitges Family
  • 44° Festival Internacional Del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano De La Habana
    Habana
    Cuba
    December 7, 2023
    Premio Coral de Largometraje (Best Animation)
  • 40° Chicago International Children's Film Festival
    Chicago
    United States
    August 31, 2023
    Official Selection
  • ANIMA, Córdoba International Animation Festival
    Córdoba
    Argentina
    August 16, 2023
    Sección Oficial
  • 24° Festival de Cine de Santa Fé de Antioquia
    Santa Fe de Antioquia
    Colombia
    December 7, 2023
    Seleción Oficial
  • 22° Mostra Infantil de Cinema de Florianópolis
    Florianópolis
    Brazil
    July 21, 2023
    Oficial Seleção
  • Valencia Indie Film Festival • VALÈIFF
    Valencia
    Spain
    July 6, 2023
    Best Feature Film
  • 15° Cinefantasy - International Fantastic Fil Festival
    São Pàulo
    Brazil
    November 1, 2023
    Seleção Oficial
  • CINEBH - BH International Film Festival
    Belo Horizonte
    Brazil
    August 28, 2023
    Seleção Oficial
  • 35° Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    September 4, 2023
    Honorable Mention
  • Lisboa Indie Film Festival • LISBIFF
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    June 7, 2023
    Official Selection / Best Director Nominee
  • 19° Festival Internacional de Cine con Valores
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    June 21, 2023
    Selección Oficial
  • Festival de Cineastas Independentes de Barcelona • BARCIFF
    Barcelona
    July 6, 2023
    Official Selection / Best Director Nominee
  • Festival Infantil Tejiendo Cine
    Quito
    Ecuador
    June 26, 2023
    Winner Mejor Dirección
  • Festival de Cinema Independente de Madri • MADRIFF
    Madri
    July 6, 2023
    Official Selection / Best Director Nominee
  • 13° ANIMAGE - Festival Internacional de Animação de Pernambuvo
    Recife - PE
    Brazil
    July 21, 2023
    Oficial Seleção
  • Semana Internacional De Cine Fantástico De La Costa Del Sol
    Estepona, Marbella, Benahavis
    June 12, 2023
    Official Selection
  • New York International Film Awards - NYIFA
    New York
    Brazil
    June 30, 2023
    Winner Best Animation
  • Cannes World Film Festival - Remember The Future
    Cannes
    France
    July 8, 2023
    Finalist Best Feature Animation / Official Selection
  • FestCine Itaúna
    Itaúna
    July 8, 2023
    Best Feature Film Mostra Mocó (Critics award)/ Best Feature Film Mostra Mocó (Audience Award)
  • 21° MUMIA - Mostra Udigrudi Mundial de Animação
    Belo Horizonte
    July 8, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival
    Montelupo Fiorentino
    July 7, 2023
    Winner Best Animated Feature Film
  • BonDance International Film Festival
    Saga, Tokyo
    Japan
    July 15, 2023
    Best Feature Animation
  • 2023 ARFF Berlin // International Awards
    Berlin
    Germany
    August 8, 2023
    Official Selection
  • FESTCIDI - festival Internacional de Cinema e Cultura da Diversidade
    Juiz de Fora
    Brazil
    August 2, 2023
    Seleção Oficial
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Cuenca
    Cuenca
    Ecuador
    August 17, 2023
    Sección Oficial
  • Mostra Cine Cidade
    Ipatinga
    Brazil
    August 17, 2023
    Seleção Oficial
  • The Children’s International Film Festival of Wales
    Tredegar NP22 3PS, Wales, Reino Unido
    United Kingdom
    August 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • iDEAL International Film Festival
    Sillod, Maharashtra
    India
    August 28, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Ajayu Festival Internacional de Animación
    Puno
    Peru
    October 4, 2023
    Mejor Largometrage
  • 7° Festival de Cine Infantil Churumbela
    Ciudad de Mexico
    Mexico
    December 3, 2023
    Selección Oficial
  • Djanho - Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantástico de Curitiba
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    October 26, 2023
    Seleção Oficial
  • Insólito: Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico
    Lima
    Peru
    November 15, 2023
    Seleción Oficial
  • Yopal International Film Festival
    Yopal
    Colombia
    October 13, 2023
    Seleción Oficial
  • New York Animation Film Awards
    New York
    United States
    October 2, 2023
    Nominee Best Future Film
  • Festival de Cine Infantil Churumbela
    Ciudad de Mexico
    Mexico
    October 30, 2023
    Official Selection
  • 21º Festival de Cinema e Vídeo de Cuiabá-CINEMATO
    Cuiabá
    Brazil
    November 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • International Animation Film Festival - Animafest Gdansk
    Gdańsk
    Poland
    October 25, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Cairo Animation Fórum
    Cairo
    Egypt
    December 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do Campo
    São Bernardo do Campo
    Brazil
    December 2, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Algeciras Fantastika
    Algeciras, Cadiz
    Spain
    October 27, 2023
    Official Selection
  • FICBC - Balneário Camboriú International Film Festival
    Balneário Camboriú
    Brazil
    December 7, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival de la Crítica Cinematográfica de Caracas
    Caracas
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    October 30, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Bahia Independent Cinema Festival
    Bahia
    Brazil
    November 22, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Chinh India Kids Film Festival
    New Delhi
    India
    November 28, 2023
    Best Feature Film
  • Near Nazareth Festival
    Afula
    Israel
    December 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Hanan Cine Fest
    Puno
    Peru
    November 19, 2023
    Official Selection
  • International Moving Film Festival
    KHOUZESTAN
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 27, 2023
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • O2 play
    Distributor
    Country: Brazil
    Rights: All Rights, Internet, Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Hotel, Airline, Ship, Theatrical, Video / Disc, Free TV, Paid TV, Console / Handheld Device
Director Biography - Igor Bastos

Animation Cinema and Digital Arts Graduate from UFMG, in 2015-2018. Son of a truck driver and a teacher, he had his first contact with animation cinema through TV, like many children, and later, access to festivals. The Udigrudi World Animation Exibition (MUMIA) was one of the events that aroused him and to which he later collaborated. He has worked as a screenwriter on several TV series, and in the production of several animated shorts. Igor Bastos is currently the youngest director in the history of Brazil to direct an animated feature film, a title he achieved with the movie Placa-Mãe (Motherboard).

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Director Statement

"I affectionately define the film as 'Sci-Fi from the Countryside.' I wanted to envision a future Minas Gerais, something that we don't have visually defined. This presented a challenge because the idea of the future is often associated with something apocalyptic or oriental, with all those LEDs." The filmmaker embraces this difficulty to create a universe that represents various eras. "The city may evolve, but some buildings are left behind; we find 19th-century structures alongside 20th-century ones. We wanted to capture that: a Brazil that seems to move in fits and starts," analyzes Bastos.

In the film about the robot that gains citizenship and adopts two children, we will see the Santa Tereza Viaduct in downtown Belo Horizonte, as well as the Pontilhão, one of the postcard-worthy landmarks of Divinópolis. Another nostalgic tourist icon is the Maria-Fumaça, a steam train that still operates short routes in the state. This temporal dialogue is also reflected in the techniques used in "Placa-Mãe," which range from traditional 2D to 3D.

According to Igor, the story takes place in the near future, where advanced robotics allows the creation of robots with advanced artificial intelligence. Nadi is one of these robots, but she is special because she goes beyond artificial aspects and lets her emotions speak louder. This leads her to gain citizenship and become the first robot with equal rights to humans.

"With all the aspects that make Nadi a special robot, she decides, during a meeting that takes place in a sort of landfill, to adopt two siblings. This is where equally relevant issues come into play – such as artificial intelligence, the long waiting lists for adoption, and the difficulties that some children face in being adopted. The children that Nadi encounters are two black siblings who have been on the adoption waiting list for a long time," Igor explains.

"I was extremely happy with the result, and I'm sure that people who watch the film will also enjoy it very much. After all, robotics and AI are currently very present in our daily lives, as well as diversity and inclusion," he concluded.