The Guardian (2025)
After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.
Director: Eduardo Tosta
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Carlos Betão as Lino |
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João Pedro Magalhães as Fernando |
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Luciana Souza as Terezinha |
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Luka as Luka (Voice) |
| Directing | Eduardo Tosta | Director |
| Writing | Eduardo Tosta | Writer |
| Directing | Clara Ballena | Assistant Director |
| Production | Marcos Alexandre | Executive Producer |
| Production | Margarete Jesus | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Isadora Mesquita | Production Artist |
| Production | Isadora Fletcher | Line Producer |
| Camera | Mamba Negra | Director of Photography |
| Art | Angela Carballal | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Clarissa Ribeiro | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pammella Sant'Ana | Makeup & Hair |
| Editing | Dariely Belke | Color Grading |
| Editing | Karol Azevedo | Editor |
| Production | Vilma Carla Martins | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Gabriela Correia | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Isadora Mesquita | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Tainah Paes | Casting |
| Sound | Luka | Songs |
