Picuí is a remote place in northeastern Brazil. But natural resources spark interest – uranium, for example. In a dystopian but very near future, the tiger mosquito, which transmits Dengue and Yellow fever, forces action. To get it under control, a government-funded international team of scientists conducts experiments. But they don’t go as hoped; instead, they get out of hand. And then, the fate of an entire region is at stake. But that’s not all.
DIRECTOR
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Tiago Melo
In 2007, Tiago Melo (born 1984) completed his studies in dramaturgy in Cuba, leaving behind his original passion: theater. Since then, he has produced over two dozen films and made his directorial debut in 2012 with a documentary about the uranium deposits in Picuí. And it is to this place that he returns with the feature film YELLOW CAKE.
