My Hindu Friend (2015) -- March 3rd, 2020

[McCrutchy]

Rock Salt Releasing will release Hector Babenco's My Hindu Friend (2015) on March 3rd, 2020.

[McCrutchy]

This film was completed and released in Brazil in March 2016, but apparently, its international release was halted after Babenco's death that July. According to Deadline, last year, the film was "re-launched" and it has received a limited theatrical release earlier this month.

Here is a trailer for the film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isuyOnsPv0U

Although the front cover appears to look like a DVD and there is no separate DVD listing, both the spine and the included back cover have the Blu-ray logo:

[Show spoiler]

[MarioG280]

Bummer if they use a DVD case

[Hazel Motes]

Is there a chance the track might bend?

[McCrutchy]

I received my copy today. Unlike what was shown online beforehand, the film actually does come in a standard blue amaray case, and the packshots have since been updated to reflect the actual packaging. Nevertheless, the back cover does mention a 124-minute run time, whereas the film runs only 115 minutes here.



BDInfo scan:

English subtitles are SDH in a small, thick white font.

                                                                                                                Total   Video                                             
Title                                                           Codec   Length  Movie Size      Disc Size       Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track                          Secondary Audio Track
-----                                                           ------  ------- --------------  --------------  ------- ------- ------------------                        ---------------------
00001.MPLS                                                      AVC     1:55:10 22,731,368,448  23,394,416,213  26.32   20.99   DTS-HD Master 5.1 1668Kbps (48kHz/24-bit) DTS-HD Master 2.0 1976Kbps (48kHz/24-bit)

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     My Hindu Friend
Disc Label:     MY HINDU FRIEND
Disc Size:      23,394,416,213 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BDInfo:         0.7.5.5

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00001.MPLS
Length:                 1:55:10.361 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   22,731,368,448 bytes
Total Bitrate:          26.32 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        20988 kbps          1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         1668 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz /  1668 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         1976 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz /  1976 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         55.263 kbps                     

FILES:

Name            Time In         Length          Size            Total Bitrate   
----            -------         ------          ----            -------------   
00002.M2TS      0:00:00.000     1:55:10.361     22,731,368,448  26,316          

CHAPTERS:

Number          Time In         Length          Avg Video Rate  Max 1-Sec Rate  Max 1-Sec Time  Max 5-Sec Rate  Max 5-Sec Time  Max 10Sec Rate  Max 10Sec Time  Avg Frame Size  Max Frame Size  Max Frame Time  
------          -------         ------          --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------  
1               0:00:00.000     0:09:47.211     18,688 kbps     41,351 kbps     00:06:14.832    38,423 kbps     00:06:12.997    38,111 kbps     00:06:14.874    97,424 bytes    639,374 bytes   00:06:05.198    
2               0:09:47.211     0:09:23.396     26,651 kbps     40,822 kbps     00:10:34.300    38,211 kbps     00:11:12.671    38,024 kbps     00:11:07.625    138,948 bytes   400,691 bytes   00:09:56.887    
3               0:19:10.607     0:09:28.985     21,723 kbps     39,495 kbps     00:24:03.400    37,741 kbps     00:22:01.987    32,958 kbps     00:23:00.003    113,255 bytes   448,836 bytes   00:24:01.439    
4               0:28:39.592     0:09:33.781     19,249 kbps     40,450 kbps     00:34:15.803    37,611 kbps     00:34:12.759    32,658 kbps     00:32:40.416    100,356 bytes   593,324 bytes   00:34:13.926    
5               0:38:13.374     0:11:03.412     21,339 kbps     40,103 kbps     00:42:43.435    36,484 kbps     00:38:34.312    32,083 kbps     00:38:30.224    111,249 bytes   395,140 bytes   00:38:34.395    
6               0:49:16.787     0:09:23.729     27,794 kbps     42,134 kbps     00:55:39.669    38,384 kbps     00:55:39.669    38,120 kbps     00:55:39.753    144,907 bytes   640,615 bytes   00:55:46.468    
7               0:58:40.517     0:08:49.737     24,622 kbps     43,807 kbps     01:05:05.776    38,346 kbps     01:04:41.627    38,083 kbps     01:04:36.581    128,369 bytes   640,606 bytes   01:04:44.672    
8               1:07:30.254     0:10:58.699     21,871 kbps     40,642 kbps     01:15:49.670    38,355 kbps     01:15:45.582    38,070 kbps     01:15:40.619    114,024 bytes   640,106 bytes   01:11:43.007    
9               1:18:28.954     0:08:30.801     20,139 kbps     40,149 kbps     01:20:06.843    38,201 kbps     01:20:02.881    34,795 kbps     01:23:25.208    104,995 bytes   632,752 bytes   01:21:58.079    
10              1:26:59.756     0:10:31.714     20,987 kbps     38,660 kbps     01:30:28.214    37,284 kbps     01:30:24.210    36,009 kbps     01:30:20.206    109,419 bytes   634,976 bytes   01:29:44.879    
11              1:37:31.470     0:08:31.219     16,884 kbps     34,260 kbps     01:45:50.719    31,276 kbps     01:45:48.008    28,331 kbps     01:45:47.090    88,025 bytes    576,605 bytes   01:45:47.132    
12              1:46:02.689     0:04:39.946     18,281 kbps     45,405 kbps     01:48:33.632    37,905 kbps     01:48:04.352    37,187 kbps     01:48:01.224    95,311 bytes    636,130 bytes   01:50:20.405    
13              1:50:42.636     0:04:25.682     4,011 kbps      7,552 kbps      01:51:25.136    4,711 kbps      01:51:21.174    4,538 kbps      01:54:10.343    20,910 bytes    400,070 bytes   01:53:21.461    
14              1:55:08.318     0:00:02.043     4,312 kbps      6,814 kbps      01:55:09.319    0 kbps          00:00:00.000    0 kbps          00:00:00.000    22,948 bytes    198,114 bytes   01:55:09.360    

STREAM DIAGNOSTICS:

File            PID             Type            Codec           Language                Seconds                 Bitrate                 Bytes           Packets         
----            ---             ----            -----           --------                --------------          --------------          -------------   -----           
00002.M2TS      4113 (0x1011)   0x1B            AVC                                     6910.195                20,989                  18,129,629,609  98,626,995      
00002.M2TS      4352 (0x1100)   0x86            DTS-HD MA       eng (English)           6910.195                1,668                   1,441,162,464   8,893,419       
00002.M2TS      4353 (0x1101)   0x86            DTS-HD MA       eng (English)           6910.195                1,976                   1,706,896,136   10,371,539      
00002.M2TS      4608 (0x1200)   0x90            PGS             eng (English)           6910.195                55                      47,736,004      269,057

Trailer

QUICK SUMMARY:

Disc Title: My Hindu Friend
Disc Label: MY HINDU FRIEND
Disc Size: 23,394,416,213 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00002.MPLS
Size: 425,459,712 bytes
Length: 0:02:26.813
Total Bitrate: 23.18 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 19992 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1919 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)

[scorsese1]

Is there a version of this film that was actually 124 minutes? If so, does anyone know why a shorter cut is used on this disc?

[scorsese1]

Originally Posted by scorsese1

Is there a version of this film that was actually 124 minutes? If so, does anyone know why a shorter cut is used on this disc?

Bumping my own question. Anyone know?