Astral City: A Spiritual Journey
Astral City: A Spiritual Journey (Portuguese: Nosso Lar) is a 2010 Brazilian drama film directed by Wagner de Assis, starring Renato Prieto. It is based on the book of the same name by the medium Francisco Cândido Xavier, and features a soundtrack composed by Philip Glass.
| Astral City: A Spiritual Journey | |
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| Directed by | Wagner de Assis |
| Written by | Wagner de Assis |
| Produced by | Iafa Britz |
| Starring | Renato Prieto Fernando Alves Pinto |
| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Edited by | Marcelo Moraes |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| Box office | $25,000,000 |
Distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film also features well-known actors and actresses from Brazilian telenovelas such as Othon Bastos, Ana Rosa and Paulo Goulart, among others. It was shot on location in Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, during the months of July, August and September 2009, with its post-production taking 9 months to be completed. It was released on September 3, 2010 in Brazil to great critical acclaim and more than one million viewers in its opening weekend. In 2015, the Brazilian Spiritualist Federation (FEB) first announced the sequel to Astral City: A Spiritual Journey, entitled Nosso Lar 2: Os Mensageiros, was released on January 25, 2024.