Clovis Vieira

Let me live: a new Spiritist movie addresses abortion

Produced and directed by filmmaker Clovis Vieira, the film Let me live, based on the book with the same title, dictated by the Spirit Luiz Sergio and a psychographics of the psychic Irene Pacheco Machado, has the spiritual purpose of softening the violence of abortion regarding the Spirits, who need a physical body. In a clear and didactic way, the narrative details the torment that the one being aborted suffers and the devastating consequences for those who practice abortion, as patients or inducers, performers and staff participating in this act.

Below, please read the interview with Clovis Vieira, Director of this feature film that will soon be seen in all cinemas.

Is there a date for the release of the movie?

The film is ready and we are talking to the agents. They define the dates, but we will ask for August or at the latest in September.⁽¹⁾

What parts of the book will be shown in the film?

The book is complex and deals with many other subjects. Every movie needs to be focused on a theme - in this case, it is on abortion. We also included aspects of the Doctrine that we have to show so that a beginner understands Spiritism, but it does not go into abortion side issues, so that we do not lose the focus of the story. The script follows the book, in which Luiz Sergio is called to write a book about abortion and its consequences for the reincarnating Spirit, relatives and those who practice it.

How difficult is it to produce a Spiritist movie today?

Regarding the financial part it is difficult because companies do not sponsor religious films, especially Spiritist ones. But I also did not want any company linked to the film. I made the film selling my paintings, with my retirement pay, and with financial help from my children and friends. We also counted with two companies with which I work since the 70s and who belong to friends of mine. We also sold film quotas. As I am in the theater since 1969, I have enough knowledge to be economic and make a high quality film with a smaller budget. This is my second feature film.

On the other hand, the teachings of the Doctrine are earning more space in the current Brazilian cinema. Does this give more credibility and confidence in future investments?

Yes, Spiritist films and Brazilian comedies are leaders. I do not make Spiritist movies for this reason. In 1995, when I finished Cassiopeia (which has a lot of the Doctrine), I just decided to make movies with this theme. In 1997, I required the rights to Let me live and I started working on the script, but only in 2010 could I start the production. In any country, producing films is very difficult.

My choice in making this kind of film is not because of financial profits. I am a Spiritist and an unfolding psychic. For me, my mission is rewarding. The talent that I was given by Spirituality is for this reason: to promote Spirituality using cinema. And the income will be allocated to other Spiritist movies. I hope to do many still in this incarnation. If so I may.

What can the public expect from this feature?

The public can expect a high quality film. The technicians are the best in Brazil and comparable to the best in the world. The actors represented their characters magnificently. We had to stop filming several times because we would often cry. We could see nothing as we cried touched by the scenes.

We did not cry because of the strong scenes of suffering  (which were softened), but because of the spiritual redemption and deep love that the rescuer Spirits devoted to the suffering Spirits. We had an episode where our producer had to leave the film set crying compulsively and was comforted by the actor who plays the role of Luiz Sergio.

The scenes of the spiritual plane and of the Umbral (the lower zones) are excellent. It took a year and a half to make this movie and the soundtrack is magnificent.

I believe that today this is the most important Spiritist matter, because there are almost one million abortions in Brazil and, if I am not mistaken, 45 million in the world. Thus, there are thousands of reincarnating souls in distress. We hope that with this film, like the book, people will become aware of this situation and bring a relief to it.

The film is 1h 40min long, and when watching it, we were kind of hypnotized by the succession of the events.

We hope to contribute with arguments against abortion and with the spreading of the Doctrine, demonstrating the logic of reincarnation and the support of Spirituality in our physical world. And, above all, to show that only love is the way to our evolution.

Who is Luiz Sergio?

He is the spiritual writer of the book Let me live

Luiz Sergio, who lived in the city of Brasilia, was a happy and charismatic young man. He was an engineering student, and passed away at age of 23 in 1973, due to a car accident.

Soon after its disembodiment, he began to communicate through his cousin, the psychic Alayde Asuncion and Silva, to tell his relatives his recent body experiences through his first three books: The world that I found (1976) New Messages (1978) and Exchange (1981).

After these first books, the Spirit Luiz Sergio had the opportunity to share his experiences in the spiritual world through other books such as:

• In the hope of a new life;

• Stretched out hands;

• Let me live, among others, psychographics by the psychic Irene Pacheco Machado.

Technical information of the film

Based on the homonymous work of Irene Pacheco Machado, through the Spirit Luiz Sergio, the movie Let me live is the result of the hard-working of the following team:

Director: Clovis Vieira

Cast: Bernardo Dugin, Sabrina Petraglia, Fernando Peron, Rocco Pitanga, Edson Montenegro, Mario Cardoso, Dalilea Ayala, Renata Sayuri, Carlos Mariano

Production: CV & F, VAP - Video and Audio Productions

Those who would like to watch the trailer of the movie, can access it through the following link: https://www.youtube.com/embed/igH8GMGXaXQ

⁽¹⁾ Cinepolis has scheduled its launching for early October.