DIRECTOR, SCREENWRITER AND PRODUCER
22 min
Portuguese, 2026 - Brazil
SYNOPSIS
On his 18th birthday in 1990s Rio, a young man and his best friend join a jiu-jitsu gym to protect themselves from local threats. While one believes in dreaming beyond their reality, the other rejects hope, convinced his future is already set.
TRAILERS & TEASERS
STILLS
POSTERS
Marcelo Lucas Toledo
Jair Thiago Cabral
Pitico João Medeiros
Jiu-Jitsu Teachers Bruno Lamberg
Igor Salmito
Eduardo Thompson
Marcelo's Father Leandro Souza
Extras:
Lucas Paz
João Machado
Manaus
Jonathan
Natan Amin
Malu Flower
Ronaldo Souza e Silva
Vanessa Souza e Silva
Jon Sandes
Walmy Kauling
Joao Marco Braga
Lucca Pedroso
Bruno Souza e Silva
Fernando Saraiva
CAST
Written and Directed by Leandro Garça
1st Assistant Director: Julia Serran
Executive Producer: Ingrid Gabriel
Produced by Leandro Garça
Ticiana Souza
Co-produced by Jones Pictures
Assistant Producer: Julia Serran
Director of Photography: Pedro Faerstein
Assistant Photography: Paulo Camacho
Acting Coach: Sabrina Faerstein
Editor: Bruno Franco
Color Grading: Celso Filho
Sound: Pablo de Lucas
Boom Operator: Esther Degen
Sound Designer: Celso Filho
Composer:
Voice Over (Narrator): André Rosa
Costumes: Malu Flower
VFX: Malu Flower
Makeup: Malu Flower
Security: Luiz Fernando
Distributor: Jones Pictures