The Beads (2023) | INTERVIEW
In Tropical Alien’s first interview, directors Rafaela Camelo and Emanuel Lavor delve into the creation and production of the short film “The Beads”.
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In Tropical Alien’s first interview, directors Rafaela Camelo and Emanuel Lavor delve into the creation and production of the short film “The Beads”.
The Beads (2023) | INTERVIEW Read More »
Nara Normande’s adaptation balances the naturalism of an adolescence shared with nature and the fantasy that exacerbates the young protagonist group’s feelings. A coming-of-age that knows well how the relationship between time and nature can be exuberant to watch on screen.
At a bar table, old samba singer and composer Adoniran Barbosa tells a young waiter stories about a São Paulo that no longer exists. He fondly remembers the maloca where he lived with Joca and Mato Grosso, their passion for Iracema and other characters eternalized in his sambas, chronicles of a metropolis swallowed up by the voracious appetite of progress.
SAUDOSA MALOCA | Coming Soon Read More »
Thais Fujinaga’s debut feature feels like a documentary due to the realism of situations and performances. With great ability to evoke nostalgic memories of vacations on São Paulo’s coast, it reflects on motherhood from the perspective of two generations.
THE JOY OF THINGS | 2021 Read More »
In Natal, on the Brazilian north coast, the country is preparing to launch its first manned space rocket into space. A couple lives with their two children near the space centre, she is a cleaner and he is a mechanic, but she dreams of other horizons.
The fantastic and amusing journey of our favorite “anti-hero”, Raimundo Nonato (João Miguel), and his philosophical-culinary adventures continues. Fifteen years after the events of the first film, Nonato has become the chef of chefs in prison, charming both the prison warden and the veteran inmate leader (Paulo Miklos) with his culinary talent and savory wit. Until a third boss, the Italian mobster Dom Caroglio (Nicola Siri), arrives to wrest control of the prison and the privilege of being served by the charismatic chef. At the same time, we discover the twisted roads that transformed the quiet son of the owner of a Brazilian restaurant in southern Italy into the powerful boss who, years later, comes to Brazil to challenge organized crime because of Nonato.
STOMACH 2 | Premiere: 18/04/24 Read More »
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.
POWER ALLEY | Premiere: 22/02/2024 Read More »
Directors Dandara Ferreira and Lô Politi’s decision to portray Gal Costa between 1967-1971 is successful, focusing on a decisive phase of her formation. Sophie Charlotte builds precise character in film about Tropicália and resistance to dictatorship.
MY NAME IS GAL | 2023 Read More »
In a large community on the outskirts of Brazil called “Grande Sertão”, the fight between policemen and criminals takes on the atmosphere of war and brings up issues such as loyalty, life and death, love and courage. Riobaldo (Caio Blat) gets into crime out of love for Diadorim (Luisa Arraes), but never has the guts to reveal his love. The story, narrated by Riobaldo, is marked by the presence of an enigmatic character, Diadorim, who becomes a great friend of his and arouses complicated feelings. Diadorim’s identity is a constant mystery for Riobaldo, who deals with moral choices and ethical dilemmas as he seeks to understand his place in the world and his own nature. The battles and skirmishes of the great Sertão war take place along this path. With Rodrigo Lombardi, Luis Miranda, Eduardo Sterblitch and Luellem de Castro.
GREAT SERTÃO | Premiere 30/05/24 Read More »
One evening, Marco (Fábio Porchat, A Man Amidst Bees, 2015) and Laura (Sandy Leah, When I Was Alive, 2014) meet at a karaoke bar and sing the song Evidências together. Since then, they have fallen in love and formed a couple that seemed perfect, until the moment they said “I do”. Without understanding what happened, now, every time this song plays, Marco will travel through his memories with Laura to face the evidences of love. With Evelyn Castro and Larissa Luz.
EVIDENCE OF LOVE | Premiere 11/04/24 Read More »