’s woozy, insouciant experiment, however, a longer look reveals something both surprising and simple. “Tsugua” is simply “August” spelled backwards, which certainly ties into the film’s humid seasonality, and also clues us into its modus operandi.
If you happen to notice that the title also binds the film to Gomes’ 2008 comedy “Our Beloved Month of August,” then consider yourself the optimum audience for this bookending feature — Gomes’ first directorial collaboration with offbeat documentarian Fazendeiro and a veritable puzzle-pack of scrambled clues and connections.
Whether it’s effectively a documentary of its own production or a fictional account of a documentary in progress is foremost among its ambiguities. Nobody involved seems to have a clear idea of what they’re making either, or why.
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