Renato Novaes

A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her husband puts all of his hopes into their son's soccer career.

Brezilya'nın güneyindeki Minas Gerais eyaletinde bir genç, kaza geçirmiş olan bir fabrika işçisinin günlüğünü bulur. Cristiano'nın hikayesine bu günlükle başlarız. Cristiano, western filmlerinde izlediğimiz evsiz barksız kovboyları biraz andırıyor; Brezilya'nın bir kasabasından ötekine, birkaç kuruş kazanabileceği işlerin peşinden sürüklenir. Kasabadan kasabaya, bulduğu işe uyum sağlayarak günlerini geçirir. Onun için hayat çoğunlukla zor ve yorucu, fakat film, –gerçekleri asla es geçmeden- aralarda yaşanan küçük, ışıltılı ve insanlık dolu anlarla ilgili: Akşam arkadaşlarla paylaşılan şarkılar, beklenmedik karşılaşmaların samimiyeti, yoğun bir aşk

Vicentina struggles to cope with the death of her son Wesley after a tragic bus accident, in which he was the driver. As the investigation unfolds, evidence suggests that Wesley’s actions may have been suicidal. Vicentina then embarks on a journey to seek out the victims’ families and apologize, while confronting her own grief and uncertainty.

Down on his luck and recently divorced, Paulo has begun driving a cab around Rio, hoping he’ll make enough to send his ex money to support their ten-year-old son. He mostly works nights, so in addition to his encounters with a colourful variety of customers, colleagues, cops and others, he must cope with loneliness, fatigue and new faces in his life.

Travel through time without leaving your place.

The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.

Juliana, temizlik görevlisi olarak iş bulunca, yaşadığı kenar mahalleden çıkarak Brezilya’nın kalabalık kentlerinden birine, Contagem’e taşınır. Kocasının yanına gelmesini beklerken yeni hayatına alışmaya çalışır, yeni insanlar tanıyarak hayata dair ufkunu genişletir.

Yeda, the green-faced woman, sells homemade bread to support the house where she lives with her sick husband. Through the context of green-faced people, we know the reality of those who live on the fringes of a purple-faced society.

The film tells the story of a woman who lives in a village of mining workers.

With its obvious simplicity, the film’s title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte. Their marriage is on the rocks, which leads their two sons to also wonder about the future of their own relationships with their wives. The story is quite ordinary. How can one capture such an impercep- tible shift in the heart of the banality of things, only made more noticeable by a crisis? Filming his own family, his own parents, his brother and himself, André Novais Oliveira has chosen to take his time. He shots long sequences, leaving enough time for the fictional situations on which he puts his characters to grow and unfold. Then he uses wide frames to linger on more mundane, concrete or at times farcical moments: eating an orange, cooking, watching television...

Marta wants to give herself a chance to live a new life, in a new city.

The film tells the story of a Jewish family in Brazil, set against the backdrop of the Great World War of the 20th century, who try to escape Nazi groups in the country and find a peaceful life.

Bia just turned eighteen. The end of the year is coming and also the ACTs. People at school and Bia’s parents are pressuring her to decide which graduation she will apply for. Bia doesn’t want to do anything.

Zeca tries to get up early to catch the bus and arrive an hour and a half later at the neighboring town’s school, where he works as a librarian. Waking up early is evermore difficult: something prevents him from maintaining his routine. One day, Zeca meets Louisa.

It's the Silva family's first Christmas after Dona Zelina's death. Bel keeps the tradition alive but clashes with her sister as tensions rise. Amid fights and gossip, Luciano plans to reveal he's marrying a woman no one in the family met.