A Strange Path

Paris - an American who recently arrived in Brazil - and the Brazilian Thais begin a simple friendship sharing feelings and sensations, even if they do not understand a single word each othar says.

After the sudden death of his wife, Ezequiel lives sad and resigned in solitude. Until the day that an extra-terrestrial being appears in his life and changes the color of his destiny.

Deusimar is the owner of Inferninho, a dark and run-down bar that is a refuge for dreams and fantasies. Her dream is to leave everything behind and go away to any distant land, as far as possible from that place. Falling in love with Jarbas, the handsome sailor that arrives at the bar, dreaming of finding home, will completely change her life and the lives of the bar employees: Luizianne, the singer; Rabbit, the waiter; and Caixa-Preta, the cleaning lady.

After being abandoned by the man she loves, Amianto isolates herself in a world of fantasy and delusions. Her only friend is Blanche, a dead girl who protects her from beyond. Mixing naivety and melancholy, Amianto tries to reconnect with the real world.

In Fortaleza, Brazil, loving, drinking and singing. The return home, braving stray dogs. And taking photos, up to the moment the plastic camera bought in 2013 gives up the ghost.

Madalena is a film producer having to deal with the recent death of her father, her 8-month pregnancy and the production of a B-sci-fi film where everything seems to go wrong.

Arrested since a popular demonstration in 2013, Janaína escapes and meets her friend Cassia in a context of an ongoing coup d’etat. Their reunion brings along their drums and attempts to break out the imposed silence over black lesbian bodies.

No man is a failure when he has friends.

“Always keep Ythaca on your mind. To arrive there is your ultimate goal. But do not hurry the voyage at all. It is better to let it last for many years; and to anchor at the island when you are old, rich with all you have gained on the way, not expecting that Ythaca will offer you riches. Ythaca has given you the beautiful voyage. Without her you would have never set out on the road. She has nothing more to give you. And if you find her poor, Ythaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what Ythaca mean.” Konstantínos Kaváfis

Otavio and Gilda are a very wealthy couple of the Brazilian elite who have the habit of eating their employees. Otavio owns a private security company and is a notable member of The Cannibal Club. When Gilda accidentally discovers a secret from Borges, a powerful congressman and the Club’s leader, her and her husband’s lives are in grave danger.

A terrified young woman is staring at a disturbing monstrosity, a kind of Pagan spirit that has sprung out of a river. Such is the opening scene of Pajeú, named after the creature, a fantastic character which follows the meanderings of the river and drives the story. Eager to get rid of a nightmare that is infecting her life, Maristela is looking into the story of Pajeú, the now forgotten figure buried in the depths of the city of Fortaleza. The film goes through successive urban transformations leading to the burying of Pajeú, a mystery imbued with supernatural elements.

Every day Benjamin drives his car through the city streets and intersections.

He never knew how to leave and she never learned to ignore him. The reunion in three small parts.

Lud experiences an intense love affair with her boyfriend Afonso.