Toll (film)

Toll (Portuguese: Pedágio) is a 2023 Brazilian-Portuguese drama film written, directed and co-produced by Carolina Markowicz.^[1] The film stars Maeve Jinkings as Suellen, a woman who gets drawn into a criminal gang as she tries to raise the money to send her gay son to a conversion therapy program.

Toll
Portuguese	Pedágio
Directed by	Carolina Markowicz
Written by	Carolina Markowicz
Produced by	Karen Castanho Vega Fernando Fraiha Carolina Markowicz Bianca Villar Luís Urbano Sandro Aguilar
Starring	Maeve Jinkings Thomás Aquino
Cinematography	Luis Armando Arteaga
Edited by	Lautaro Colace Ricardo Saraiva
Music by	Filipe Derado
Production companies	Biônica Filmes O Som e a Fúria
Release date	September 8, 2023 (2023-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time	102 minutes
Countries	Brazil Portugal
Language	Portuguese

The cast also includes Thomás Aquino, Isac Graça, Caio Macedo, Kauan Alvarenga and Aline Marta Maia.

Production

The film was first announced in 2020 as Markowicz's feature debut,^[2] although production was delayed and she instead released Charcoal (Carvão) in 2022 before completing Toll.^[3]

Distribution

The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,^[4] where Markowicz has been named as the recipient of the Emerging Talent Award.^[5] After screening as part of the official competition at the 24th Havana Film Festival New York, Markowicz received the Havana Star Prize for Best Director.^[6]

It is also slated to screen in the Horizontes Latinos program at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival.^[7]

References

1. Eric Lavallée, "Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #108. Carolina Markowicz’s Pedagio". Ion Cinema, January 12, 2023.
2. John Hopewell, "Luxbox Takes ‘Toll,’ the First Feature from ’The Orphan’s’ Carolina Markowicz". Variety, June 5, 2020.
3. Holly Jones, "Urban Sales Swoops on Carolina Markowicz’s Toronto-San Sebastian Title ‘Charcoal’". Variety, August 11, 2022.
4. John Hazelton, "TIFF sets Centrepiece line-up of international cinema". Screen Daily, August 10, 2023.
5. Jeremy Kay, "TIFF adds Carolina Markowicz, Lukasz Zal, Andy Lau to tribute line-up". Screen Daily, August 22, 2023.
6. Ingenthron, Blair. "24th Havana Film Festival NY Announces The Winners of The Havana Star Award". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
7. Emiliano De Pablos, "‘A Ravaging Wind,’ by Argentina’s Paula Hernandez, to Open San Sebastian’s Horizontes Latinos; Brazilian Carolina Markowicz’s ‘Toll’ Closes". Variety, August 7, 2023.

External links

• Toll at IMDb