I Don't Want to Talk About It Now

I Don't Want to Talk About It Now
Directed byMauro Farias
Written byMauro Farias
Melanie Dimantas
Evandro Mesquita
StarringEvandro Mesquita
Eliana Fonseca
Marisa Orth
Sílvia Pfeifer
Monique Lafond
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

I Don't Want to Talk About It Now (Portuguese: Não quero falar sobre isso agora) is a 1991 Brazilian film directed by Mauro Farias[1] in his directorial debut, with screenplay by Farias, Melanie Dimantas, and Evandro Mesquita.

Synopsis

Daniel O'Neil is an aspiring writer that struggles when Dora, his wealthy girlfriend, gives him a solemn farewell. Along with this, he was expelled from the hotel in Copacabana where he had lived. Daniel goes to live in the small apartment of his best friend Meg, but soon gets them both into trouble when he catches a ride with Macula, a known drug trafficker who ends up getting pursued by the police and asks that Daniel hides two packages of cocaine.

Cast

Source:[2]

  • Evandro Mesquita as Daniel O'Neil
  • Eliana Fonseca as Meg
  • Marisa Orth as Bárbara
  • Sílvia Pfeifer as Raquel
  • Monique Lafond as Dora
  • Mikimba as Macula
  • Roney Facchini as Farnesi
  • Sandro Solviatti as Extraterrestre
  • Márcia Cabrita as Fátima
  • Gilda Nery as Bárbara's mother
  • Paula Faria as millionaire girlfriend
  • Débora Olivieri as an English teacher
  • Hilton Cobra as Capanga de Macula

Awards

Festival de Gramado

  • The film won 4 Kikitos de Ouro at the Festival de Gramado in the following categories: Best Film, Best Actress (both Marisa Orth and Eliana Fonseca), best screenplay, and best soundtrack.

References

  1. ↑ "Não Quero Falar sobre Isso agora". Cinemateca brasileira / Ministério da Cultura. Archived from the original on 2015-11-22. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Não Quero Falar sobre Isso Agora". adorocinema.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.