Daniel de Almeida

Women who run with each other.

In "Arapuca" we follow the daily life of Marcos, a man who returns to his old home to look after his father, who is in the advanced stages of a degenerative disease that prevents him from seeing the reality around him clearly. Marcos is unable to communicate with his father and this invisibility is gradually corrupting him, mainly because it prevents him from finding answers to something that has been bothering him for a long time in their relationship.

Rio, 1971, sous la dictature militaire. La grande maison des Paiva, près de la plage, est un havre de vie, de paroles partagées, de jeux, de rencontres. Jusqu’au jour où des hommes du régime viennent arrêter Rubens, le père de famille, qui disparait sans laisser de traces. Sa femme Eunice et ses cinq enfants mèneront alors un combat acharné pour la recherche de la vérité...

Elza is a retired teacher who, after her husband’s death, finds herself alone and isolated. In search of a new way to live, she begins exploring her neighborhood and, by chance, joins a theater class. From that moment on, she immerses herself in the transformative power of art.