
Petrus Cariry
Birth Date
12/28/1977 (48)Birth Place
Fortaleza, Ceará, BrazilBiography
Born in Brazil in 1977, Petrus Cariry directed his first feature film in 2007, the award-winning film “The Grain”, which started the trilogy of death, followed by “Mother and Daughter” (2011) and “Clarisse” (2015) that together won more than 200 awards at national and international film festivals. In 2018 he released “The Boat”, his first feature film after the death trilogy. In 2019, Petrus released the documentary "The Welles Raft" directed in collaboration with Firmino Holanda. Petrus Cariry films have been shown at important film festivals such as Nantes (3 Continents), India (IFFI), Toulouse, Mar Del Plata, Vina Del Mar, Habana, Miami and Oldenburg.
Frequent Collaborators
Lua Maria
1 film together
Benjamim Nunes
1 film together
João Victor Barroso
1 film together
Pedro Lucas
1 film together

Lisandro di Prospero
1 film together

Alexandre Vale
2 films together







