feature    90’    Brazil, Chile    2025

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Gloria, a 10-year-old girl, is spending her vacation in the hospital with her mother, a working-hard nurse. While exploring the facility, Gloria meets Sofia, a girl convinced that her great-grandmother's worsening health is a result of her hospital admission. Bonding over their shared desire to leave, the two girls find solace in each other's company. As departure becomes inevitable, the girls and their mothers head to a countryside retreat to spend the final days of an unforgettable summer.

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Cast & Crew

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Director & Writer: Rafaela Camelo

Starring: Laura Brandão, Aline Marta Maia, Larissa Mauro

Producer: Daniela Marinho

Cinematographer: Francisca Sáez Agurto

Music: Alekos Vuskovic

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Festivals & Awards

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Berlin IFF

Seattle IFF

Uruguay IFF – Young Audience Award

Reviews

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This film made me cry not because it was painful but because it was kind

– Mr. Baby, Letterboxd

 

A film with soul

– Pedro Oranges, Letterboxd

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Rafaela Camelo

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A Brazilian director and screenwriter. In 2019 she directed Desires of the Flesh presented at Sundance. Co-directed in 2023 with Emanuel Lavor, The Beads, which was screened at Berlinale won the Golden Horsemen at Dresden. Her debut feature film The Nature of Invisible Things was selected for the 75th Berlinale.