Brazil, Italy 2024Language:Portuguese, Arabic, French, ItalianSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Marcelo GomesWriter:Marcelo Gomes, Maria Camargo, Gustavo CamposCinematographer:Pierre de KerchoveEditor:Karen HarleyMusic:Mateus Alves, Piero Bianchi, Sami BordokanSound:Moabe Filho, Pedrinho Moreira, Giacomo Vitiello, Antonio CasparrielloWith:Wafa'a Celine Halawi, Zakaria Kaakour, Charbel Kamel, Rosa PeixotoProducer:Guilherme Coelho, Mariana Ferraz, Ernesto Soto CannyProduction Company:Matizar FilmesDistributor:Sonhador Filmes93 min, Black and white

In 1949, Catholic siblings Emilie and Emir flee from the war in Lebanon to Brazil. On the ship crossing the Atlantic, Emilie falls in love with a Muslim trader. Her brother is jealous and tries to separate them. In the Amazon region, the three live for a while with an indigenous healer. The film was inspired by photographs and is characterised by black-and-white images of impressive aesthetic composition and sensuality. A film about love, passion, jealousy and prejudice, religious and cultural differences and the power of remembrance. The director says: “The only way to break down prejudices is to see the world through the eyes of others.”

Director's Biography:Marcelo Gomes (* 1963) is a Brazilian author and director who studied film in Bristol. This is his 8th feature film. His other films have premiered in Cannes, Venice and at the Berlinale. His films often deal with “otherness”.

Director's Filmography:
2022 PALOMA
2017 JOAQUIM
2009 I TRAVEL BECAUSE I HAVE TO, I COME BACK BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
2005 CINEMA, ASPIRINS AND VULTURES