Animated in Red (2021 Film)

Animated in Red
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Estevão Almeida Ramos
Written by	Estevão Almeida Ramos
Screenplay by	Rosalia Torrus Jorje Tinteo Paulo Moniz
Produced by	Raimon Homedes Emanuel Vega
Starring	Luca Resendes Eliza Moura Felicidade Castro Arturo Santoria Efraín Segundo Andréia Cata Maciel Palmira Freitas Jesús Trejo Estevão Almeida Ramos Ibrahim Rashad
Edited by	Francisca Espinosa
Music by	Luis Maria
Production companies	Cine Dourada Cine Dourada Animation VDS Production Company
Distributed by	Cine Dourada (Paretia)
Release dates	20 August 2021 (2021-08-20) (Paretia) 1 September 2021 (2021-09-01) (World)
Running time	139 minutes
Country	Paretia
Languages	Luzelese Esmeiran Tosuton Vicisan Gaullican Vespasian
Budget	€3.2 million
Box office	€41.7 million

Aninated in Red (Luzelese: Animar em Rubro) is a 2021 Paretian fantasy action-adventure animated film directed and written by Estevão Almeida Ramos, starring Luca Resendes, Eliza Moura, and Felicidade Castro. Set in an alternate world where the world is ruled by a few with the power of mind control, it follows the young Cassio Veazo, who is torn between serving his father's empire or his friends and lead a rebellion, but things do not end up looking the way they seem.

The film is Ramos's first film as a director and a writer. The film was produced by Cine Dourada and Cine Dourada Animation, production started in 2019, it became the most expensive animated film in Paretian history. It released on 20 August 2021 in Paretia and 1st of September in the rest of the world. Animated in Red became the Paretian selection for the 82nd Montecara Film Festival on the 17th of October 2021

Premise

The story takes place in the 1910s, the world is ruled by the Ruby Irises, those born with the innate ability to control the minds of others, known as Animi, they are born with red irises. Sometime less than a century earlier, the Ruby Irises took over the world as one army, but eventually rule was divided between warring factions. These factions came to ruler four regions, North Coius, South Coius, Asterias, and Euclea, the latter being the most powerful of them.

Voice Cast

Top row: Luca Resendes and Eliza Moura
Bottom row: Arturo Santoria and Felididade Castro

• Luca Resendes as Cassio Veazo, son of the ruler of Euclea, he was unfortunately not born as a Ruby Iris. He has had a troubled relationship with his family and has felt he is not worthy of his father's empire. He eventually becomes convinced to support the rebellions against the Ruby Irises.
• Eliza Moura as Lydia Zalino, the younger sister of Georgia, unlike the rest of her family, she was born a Ruby Iris. She eventually becomes very close with Cassio and dates him for a time. Her family has always worried that she would join the Red Irises and abandon them, leaving much distrust between her and them. However she is a very powerful Ruby Iris, and a supporter of the rebel cause.
• Felicidade Castro as Georgia Zalino, the lifelong friend of Cassio, not a Ruby Iris. Her friendship with Cassio has lead to his father's government to let their family of normal humans go, she however is very much against their rule and convinces Cassio to run away with her and Lydia to join a rebel group.
• Arturo Santoria as Taddeo Veazo, father of Cassio. He is the ruler of all of Euclea, a benevolent dictator whos rule was originally one with an iron fist, but later has come to feel sympathy for his citizens, but tries to stay in line with his father's expectations.
• Palmira Freitas as Clara Veazo, Cassio's mother, she died many years before. It is unknown if she was a Ruby Iris like his father.
• Efraín Segundo as General Nackmar, general of the Ruby Iris forces in Euclea, he is a close friend of Taddeo and has tried to help Cassio in times of distress.
• Jesús Trejo as Captain Desnard, a friend of Cassio and a Ruby Iris.
• Ibrahim Rashad as Abbas, Ruby Iris leader of Northern Coius.
• Andréia Cata Maciel as Nina Terov, a Soravian rebel leader.
• Estevão Almeida Ramos as Carlos Da Amora, a Paretian rebel leader.

Soundtrack

Tracklist

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Filho"	2:14
2.	"Benevolente"	5:11
3.	"L'amore in Riva al Fiume"	1:45
4.	"Escapa"
5.	"Risada Involuntária"	2:20
6.	"Íris Rubro"	2:30
7.	"Canto viagem Aventino"	2:13
8.	"Noite para se Recordar"	5:35
10.	"Mais para Lydia"	1:31
11.	"Não consigo pensar"	1:35
12.	"Vinci"	4:19
13.	"Pode ser?..."	5:20
14.	"Morro Abaixo"
15.	"L'amour en Prison"
16.	"Ira"	2:47
17.	"Confronto Com o Fim"	5:40
18.	"Morte no Estreito"
19.	"Colidir"
20.	"Fôlego de Vida"