Brazil, Portugal 2023Language:PortugueseSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Carolina MarkowiczWriter:Carolina MarkowiczCinematographer:Luis Armando ArteagaEditor:Lautaro Colace, Ricardo SaraivaSound:André Bellentani; Filipe DeradoWith:Maeve Jinkings, Kauan Alvarenga, Thomás Aquino, Aline Marta Maia, Isac GraçaProducer:Karen Castanho, Fernando Fraiha, Carolina Markowicz, Luís Urbano, Bianca VillarProduction Company:Biônica FilmesDistributor:Luxbox101 min, Colour

Suellen, a Brazilian toll-booth attendant and mother, becomes involved with a gang of thieves in order to keep her family’s heads above water. In the process, she realises that she can use her job to illegally raise extra money for a so-called noble cause: She wants to send her gay son to an expensive conversion therapy led by a renowned foreign priest. Director Carolina Markowicz explains how she created this story: “A former Brazilian president once said that he would rather have a dead son than a gay son. In the film, I wanted to portray this bizarre obsession with other people’s sexuality.”

Director's Biography:Carolina Markowicz is a screenwriter and director based in São Paulo - Brazil. She has written and directed 2 feature films and 6 short films, which have been selected for more than 300 festivals and won numerous awards.

Director's Filmography:
2022 CARVÃO / CHARCOAL
2019 SPIT (SHORT)
2018 O ÓRFÃO / THE ORPHAN (SHORT)
2017 NAMORO À DISTÂNCIA / LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP (SHORT)