Renah Berindelli

Carlos, a very creative boy, has always considered his eyes to be his greatest source of fun, but after discovering that he has diabetes, he understands that he will need resilience to face blindness.

Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, loses stability as Brazil’s university system collapses. Forced out of his home, he finds refuge with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, a meeting that reshapes both their survival and intimacy.

Two young Brazilian filmmakers navigate doubt, intimacy, and the harsh realities of the film industry while trying to make their next movie — without losing each other in the process.

Inspired by Wilson Santos' story, a quilombola from Brazil's Northeast region, the film shows the trajectory of a musician and percussionist who founded the Orquestra de Tambores de Alagoas, dedicating his life to music and the dissemination of popular percussion as a tool for the social inclusion of young people.

These men are all dripping in sweat, but it doesn't matter.