Gabriel Mascaro’s dystopian tale The Blue Trail, known in its native Portuguese as ‘O Último Azul’, has ignited the first spark today of the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) marking the unfolding in the coastal sway of Goa. The opening film has been embraced widely stirring admiration and wonder alike.
Before the film lit up the screen, the cast and crew of the film including María Alejandra Rojas, Arturo Salazar RB, Clarissa Pinheiro, Rosa Malagueta and Gabriel Mascaro graced the Red carpet. L. Murugan, Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, and Parliamentary Affairs; Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister of Goa; Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting; Shekhar Kapoor, Festival Director IFFI and Nandamuri Balakrishna, Legendary Actor was present during the interaction session.
Commenting on the film Shekhar Kapoor mentioned, “I saw the opening film at the Berlin film festival where it won the silver beer, which is the second-best award is a very moving film, but I will let the director talk to you about it.” And Gabriel Mascaro remarked, “The movie is about this elderly woman that hopefully we support us to understand it always time to find your meaning life.” Shri Kapoor also expressed his hope in IFFI and went on to affirm, “I think in two, three years we’ll have 100,000 people, and we will be as big as the Cannes Festival very soon.”
The premiere of ‘The Blue Trail’ has been greeted with thunderous applause. Audiences lauded the film for its heartfelt exploration of life’s trials, its quiet celebration of resilience, and the luminous journey of self-discovery that Teresa so boldly undertakes.
