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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Drama - 99 minutes

Log Line

Young housewife Helena decides to open a grocery store. She hires Paula as a maid to take care of her home and daughter. When Otávio, her husband, is suddenly fired, work relations between these three characters change, and disturbing occurrences start to threaten Helena’s business.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2011 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2011

Director(s) : Juliana ROJAS, Marco DUTRA
Writer(s) : Juliana ROJAS, Marco DUTRA
Cast : Gilda NOMACCE, Helena ALBERGARIA, Lilian BLANC, Marat DESCARTES, Marina FLORES, Naloana LIMA, Hugo VILLAVICENZIO, Thiago CARREIRA

Producer(s) : Maria IONESCU (Dezenove Som e Imagens), Sara SILVEIRA (Dezenove Som e Imagens)

Synopsis

The house-wife Helena is about to open her first own business: she rents an old barn at São Paulo and opens a small market. To take care of her home and daughter, she hires Paula, a young woman who came from the countryside looking for work. Things change when Otávio, Helena’s husband, looses his job as a top executive and his wife becomes the sole responsibility for the rent. At the same time, Helena’s market goes through an increasing reform in order to fix a strange problem that seems to come from the plumbing behind the walls.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2011 Un Certain Regard


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