Rodrigo Riszla

De retour de Sao Paulo avec son bébé, la jeune Hermila s’installe dans son village natal du Nordeste, Iguatu. Hébergée par sa grand-mère et sa tante en attendant le retour de son mari, elle comprend bientôt qu’il ne viendra pas. Elle réalise qu’elle n’a aucun avenir ici, sans argent, et veut prendre un nouveau départ. Elle met alors en place un plan audacieux pour réunir les fonds nécessaires et se choisir un nouvelle identité, “Suely”….

In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?

After years on the run, Joca is back again in town. And, to commemorate, nothing better than a night on the tiles with his good friends Nelsão and Benito. However, the happy occasion turns to a nightmare when Joca is suddenly taken ill. With no money, no transportation or communication, his friends now have to carry him through the deserted town to the closest hospital. A race against the clock is about to begin, with umpteen surprises and enough to shake the firmest of bonds of friendship.

1942, au milieu du nord-est du Brésil, deux hommes très différents se rencontrent le long de la route : Johan, un vendeur d'aspirine évitant la conscription allemande, et Ranulpho, un Brésilien rural cherchant à échapper à la sécheresse.

Forty years separate Maria Eugênia, or Maê, a writer from Pernambuco based out of France, from the couple Miguel and Lúcia, who has just celebrated their 40-year anniversary. Maê's return uncovers old doubts and suspicions. Miguel, a sociology professor and former political prisoner, wants to face the truth, and Lúcia, his life partner who has dedicated herself to getting him out of prison, wants to escape from it. From the point of view of these three main characters we learn about political events.