Russo Apr

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.

Pour prendre un nouveau poste d’employée au service municipal de la propreté, Juliana quitte les quartiers du centre-ville d’Itaúna pour la métropole de Contagem au Brésil. Tandis qu’elle attend que son mari la rejoigne, elle s’adapte à sa nouvelle vie, fait des connaissances, s’ouvre à de nouveaux horizons et essaie de surmonter son passé.

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…

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.