Monday, October 13, 2025

Join us for the AGM and watch Charcoal, Carvão

Charcoal, Carvão (2023) Argentine Brazilian, Written and directed by Carolina Markowicz

Charcoal (2022) - IMDb

Charcoal, Carvão

Venue: The Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre

Date: Thursday OCT 16

Doors Open: 6.30pm

 

Set in rural Brazil ‘Charcoal’ focuses on the family of Irene and her husband Jairo and son jean. Jairo earns money seasonably by burning charcoal but also has a drinking problem.   They struggle to cover medical costs for bedridden grandfather Firmino, who after a stroke can no longer walk, talk or breathe without additional oxygen.

One day a new district nurse Juracy arrives who makes Irene an unusual proposal. To “replace” Firmino with a much more lucrative lodger. An Argentinian crime “jefe” named Miguel who has faked his own death and needs to lie low for a while.

Markowicz maintains a tight grip on the tone of this movie, keeping it on the biting point between black comedy and agonising suspense.

 

(Leslie Felperin- The Guardian)


Charcoal wine list

Movie / Wine themes:  

 # Charcoal    (Very nearly black)

 # South America

# A Peasant family living with a Criminal hiding in their midst


REDS

Cat amongst the Pigeons “Flyway” (Barossa) Shiraz, 2024

“19 Crimes”  (South Eastern Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon

Tension” La Ribera (Argentina) Malbec Petit Verdot 2024

 

NON-REDS

“Trapiche” (Argentina) Oak Cask Chardonnay 2022

McGuigan “Black Label” (NSW) Sauvignon Blanc 2025

One for All(NSW) Moscato 2023


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