Kelly Crifer

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.

An event, four people and the city of Contagem.

The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles. Tércia, the mother, reinterprets her world after an unexpected encounter leaves her wondering if she’s cursed. Her husband, Wellington, puts all of his hopes into the soccer career of their son, Deivinho, who reluctantly follows his father’s ambitions despite secretly aspiring to study astrophysics and colonize Mars. Meanwhile, their older daughter, Eunice, falls in love with a free-spirited young woman and ponders whether it’s time to leave home.

À Contagem, ville populaire du Minas Gerais Brésilien, un coup de feu retentit lors d’une soirée d’anniversaire et lie les destins de Selma, Ana, Marcos, Beto et Miro. Tous se démènent pour améliorer leur vie et trouver leur place " au cœur du monde ". Faire fructifier son commerce de photographe scolaire, devenir chauffeur Uber ou braquer les riches demeures sécurisées sont autant d’options…

À la frontière entre le réel et le fantastique, entre le passé colonial et la modernité écrasante de l'agro-industrie, la ville de Goiás est le théâtre de la rencontre entre la jeune Fernanda et ses racines secrètes.

Three brothers are successful at school with their grandmother's boxes, family heirlooms that transport people to the universe of circle songs. However, to the children's disappointment, their father is unable to join in the fun. Meanwhile, the object catches the attention of a pressured greedy.