I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival
6.8
Fifty-something Rosa, lying in an MRI scanner, is prompted to summon a happy memory. She plunges into a meandering, subconscious road trip with her indomitable mother, both queer, where wild imagination becomes a tender, unruly form of therapy.
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Cast
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Veronica Cavalcanti
Rosa
Known for
Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures
Luciana Souza
Dalva
Known for
Bacurau
Ó Paí, Ó: Look at This
Fabíola Líper
Dona Juju
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Motel Destino
Cristiane de Lavor
Gislane
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Ridson Reis
Jonas
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Paloma
Pedro Domingues
Francisco
Known for
The Cannibal Club
Lua Arellano
Rosa criança
No other roles listed
Paulo Ess
médico / delegado
Also in
My Own Private Hell
Milagre em Juazeiro
Max Eluard
André
Also in
Aqui Entre Nós
Jéssica Teixeira
Jéssica
Also in
Bittersweet Power
London
Higor Fernandes
policial / assaltante
Also in
Filho de Deus, Menino Meu no Theatro Via Sul
Graco Alves
assaltante
No other roles listed
Janaína Marques Ribeiro Director · Xenia Rivery Writer Pablo Arellano Writer
First release February 15, 2026 · Produced in Brazil · Production Moçambique Audiovisual
Production
Delírio Filmes
Production
Moçambique Audiovisual
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Brazil
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Languages
Original title
Fiz um Foguete Imaginando Que Você Vinha
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2026
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Brazil · December 3, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Olhar de Cinema - Festival Internacional de Curitiba
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