A Retirada para um Coração Bruto

Erik, a 13-year-old boy, has a platonic crush on Sheila and, to get closer to her, claims to have a tape at home with the legendary “last episode” of the cartoon Dungeons & Dragons. With the help of his friends, he seeks a way out of the mess he has gotten himself into, experiencing an intense coming-of-age story.

Love in a Brazilian town on the edge of the jungle: he loves her, and she says she loves him too. She deserves a gift, one that makes an impression. He wants to marry her and can’t wait any longer. So he heads out into the jungle armed with a pickaxe, since there is no app to find what he has in mind for her: gemstones. Gemstones are the path to freedom, his way out of the dreary small town – with her at his side.

Brazil. 2020. A family lives with the energy of the house cut off. While the mother works, her children stay at home talking about having hope.

The life of Gabriela, a 17-year-old teenager who lives in the small city of Virgem da Lapa, is marked by simplicity and the bond with her family. When an opportunity arises to move to Florianópolis, she must decide whether to embrace an uncertain future or remain by the side of her loved ones. Amidst the beauty of the Jequitinhonha Valley, Gabriela finds herself torn between her personal dreams and the desire to take care of those she loves.

A visual metaphor about love, death and everyday life.