Pri Helena

The lives of two men are connected by a succession of events in the course of one night.

And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straightness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28: 53.

The film follows João, a 20-year-old boy who lives in the small town of Turvo, on the weekend before he receives his college application results. If he gets accepted, he will have to leave his city, his family, his friends and his comfort zone.

An egotistical stand-up comedian fights with a spectator and gets fired. To be able to pay his son's pension, he decides to participate in a comedy group contest. Now he will need to work harmoniously with the rest of the team.

Dead Flies

In the early 1970s, the military dictatorship in Brazil reaches its height. The Paiva Family - Rubens, Eunice, and their five children - live in a beachside house in Rio, open to all their friends. One day, Rubens is taken for questioning and does not return.

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