The Wages of Sin

For almost ten years Curitiba does not have a street cinema, then, in a revitalized corner of the downtown area, the Cine Passeio appears. The film begins the search based on the construction of the new cinema to find answers on how the cinema is seen nowadays.

In Curitiba, the group that leads music label Meia-Vida is responsible for a secret portion of the city, hidden behind secluded apartments, dimly lit rooms and crooked, labyrinthine songs, responsible for one of the most fascinating musical movements in the country.

This observational documentary was realized by filmmakers at the State University of Paraná. It follows the Federal University of Paraná’s Téssera Dance Company in black-and-white images as the group’s members prepare the dance piece “Black Dog”, a work about confronting depression, in June of 2017. The film’s story, structured in chapters, presents archetypal characters overcoming individual crises for the sake of collective expression. “The pack must walk together”, says the company’s stern but compassionate leader, within the context of a pedagogical work about the importance of a show going on.

Years after a traumatic experience ended, one of vices, discoveries and deep anguishes, Paulo returns to the place where it all began. This time, however, he does not hide his true name.

Lost late night in Curitiba, an incident at an extremely amateur and clandestine boxing match echoes through the dark. Eva is forced to once again save her species to stay in the city.