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Freire (Film)

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Freire
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Official theatrical release poster
Directed byNatalia Ramirez
Written byJuan Manuel Ocampo
Based onFreire: Cesylle’s First Revolutionary
by Juan Manuel Ocampo
Produced byJuan Manuel Ocampo
Natalia Ramirez
StarringFranco Piñón
Teresa Martí
Juan Manuel Ocampo
Tomás Seco
CinematographyCaitlin Szymanski
Edited byValeria Secada
Music byJuan Manuel Ocampo
Production
company
Distributed bySentido Motion Pictures
Release date
November 7, 2021
Running time
159 minutes
CountriesNastanovo
Elaklania
LanguageIsabellan
Budget€17.76 million

Freire is a 2021 Nastnovian and Elaklanian sung-and-rapped-through musical film, adapted from the 2014 musical of the same name, using a live recording from a largely attended performance of the musical in the Elaklanian Capital of Puerto Bontia in 2016. Natalia Ramirez directed the film, and co-produced it alongside Juan Manuel Ocampo, who also wrote and composed the film, while also portraying the eponymous lead character.

The film follows the same plot as the musical in the life of Bernardo Freire during the Century of Revolutions. The film's beginning describes Freire's family's immigration from the Cosavian colonial-island holdings to Nastanovo and finding work as a child and as a teenager under the Viceroyalty in the capital city of Santo Dominco. Then leading into the major events of the musical which include the War of Ferdinandian Independence, his selection to becoming General of the Citizen's Army of Ferdinandia, the events following the separation of Elaklania, his coronation as Sovereign of Nastanovo, the Coalition Wars of 1790 and his personal life. The film ends with the assassination of Freire and a final scene with the ascension of his son to become Sovereign of Nastanovo and a recounting of his legacy as Cesylle’s First Revolutionary

The film adaption was released on the November 7, 2021, premiering in a number of theatres, while being released on streaming services two weeks later on November 30. Critics praised the film for its use of unique camera positioning to convey new emotion towards lines within the musical numbers throughout the film.

Plot

Act I

Act II

Cast

Production

Musical numbers

Act I
  • "Cesyllian Tides" –
  • "Her Tyranny" –
  • "Something's Gotta Give" –
  • "No King but God" –
  • "No man's stood to her!" –
  • "Libertad o Muerte" –
  • "and so, revolution" –
  • "El General" –
  • "So may it be" –
  • "Outgunned and Outplanned" -
  • "Summer of '72" -
  • "Bark your orders!" -
  • "Reverence" -
  • "Northern Expedition" –
  • "The Seven Rules of War" –
  • "Osceola on the Horizon" –
  • "¡Adiós Isabel!" –
  • "El Presidente" –
  • "Third Time's The Congress (TTTC) -
  • "Bring him in!" -
  • "The Sister's War" –

Release

Reception

Historical accuracy