Modern day Brazil, but lost in time. Cristovam, a native black man from the rural north, moves to a former Austrian colony in the south to work in a milk factory. Confronted with xenophobic conservative people, he feels isolated and estranged from the white world. He discovers an abandoned house, filled with objects and memorabilia reminding him of his origins. He settles in, reconnecting with his roots. As if this memory house were alive, more objects start to appear. Slowly, Cristovam begins a metamorphosis.
Part of the official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and was shown at the San Sebastián and Toronto festivals.
Antonio Pitanga, Sam Louwyck, Ana Flávia Cavalcanti, Aline Marta Maia, Gilda Nomacce, Soren Hellerup
- Direction and Screenplay: João Paulo Miranda Maria
- Cinematography: Benjamín Echazarreta
- Editing: Benjamin Mirguet
- Music: Nicolas Becker
- Production: Denise Gomes, Paula Cosenza, Didar Domehri
- Producers: BeBossa Entertainment, Maneki Films
- Cannes Festival 2020 - Official Selection
- Toronto International Film Festival 2020 - Discovery
- San Sebastian Festival 2020 - New Horizons
- Chicago Film Festival 2020 - Roger Ebert New Directors Award
- Stockholm Film Festival 2020 - Best Cinematography (Benjamín Echazarreta)
- Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia 2021- Award for Best Art Direction (Isabelle Bitttencourt)
- Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2020
- Lima Film Festival 2021
- Bergen International Film Festival 2020
- Pingyao International Film Festival 2020
- Adelaide International Film Festival 2020
- Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2020
- Ljubljana Film Festival 2020
- Cali International Film Festival 2020
- Cairo International Film Festival 2020
- Turin Film Festival 2020
- Tbilisi International Film Festival 2020
- Geneva Black Film Festival 2021
- Kerala International Film Festival 2021
- Havana Film Festival 2021
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2021
- Festival Movies that Matter 2021
- Vladivostok International Film Festival 2020
