The Paraíba backlands during the civil-military dictatorship of the 1960s. The boy Teobaldo faces the struggle between desire and repression when an enigmatic American researcher arrives at the Research Center of the National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS).
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Torquato Joel Director
First release September 16, 2025 · Produced in Brazil
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Brazil
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Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
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Brazil · September 16, 2025
Premiere · Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro
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