Carlos Saldanha’s ‘100 Days’ tells Amyr Klink’s Atlantic crossing story

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  Carlos Saldanha’s film “100 Days” tells the story of Amyr Klink’s 1984 solo crossing of the South Atlantic.

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  The film is adapted from Klink’s book “One Hundred Days Between Sky and Sea.”

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  It stars Filipe Bragança as Klink and is set to close this year’s Rio Film Festival with a Brazilian gala screening.

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  Saldanha said the project took nearly a decade and that he wanted to explore Klink’s thoughts during the journey.

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  The director researched Klink with the explorer, his family and friends, and said Klink gave the filmmakers considerable freedom.

Who

Explorer Amyr Klink and director Carlos Saldanha. Filipe Bragança plays Klink in the film.

What

100 Days,” a film about Klink’s solo Atlantic crossing, is the Brazilian closing gala of this year’s Rio Film Festival.

When

Klink made the crossing in 1984. The film’s festival screening is this year; the article was published on 2026-10-10.

Where

Klink crossed the South Atlantic from Africa to Brazil. The film is being screened at the Rio Film Festival.

Why

Saldanha said he wanted to bring Klink’s story to the big screen and explore what was going on in his mind during the journey.

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