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Title: Baby<\/strong><\/em>
\nDirection: Marcelo Caetano
\nCast: Jo\u00e3o Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer
\nProduction: Cup Filmes
\nDistribution: M-Appeal
\nGenre: Drama
\nDuration: 107′
\nCountry: Brazil, France, Netherlands
\nYear: 2024
\nOriginal version in Portuguese. Subtitles in Spanish and Catalan<\/p>\nFestivals: Albuquerque (LGBTQ), Bangkok, Belgrade (LGBTQ), Biarritz (Latin American cinema), Wroclaw (new cinema), Cannes, Chicago, Philadelphia, Fortaleza (Ibero-American cinema), Florence (LGBTQ), Foz do Igua\u00e7u (Latin American cinema), Geneva (Latin American cinema), Gothenburg, Hamburg, Helsinki (new cinema), Hollywood (Brazilian cinema), Huelva (Ibero-American cinema), Kerala, Havana (Latin American cinema), La Rochelle, Lima, Lisbon (LGBTQ), London (BFI), Madrid (LGBTQ), Melbourne (LGBTQ), Montreal (LGBTQ), Morelia, Nice (LGBTQ), New York (LGBTQ), Paris (LGBTQ), Perpignan, Perth (LGBTQ), Prague (LGBTQ), Quezon City, Rennes (LGBTQ), Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Saint-Etienne (LGBTQ), S\u00e3o Paulo, S\u00e3o Paulo (LGBTQ), S\u00e3o Paulo (cinema and human rights), Sydney (LGBTQ), Thessaloniki, Troms\u00f8, Turin (youth cinema), Vienna (LGBTQ), Wiesbaden (independent cinema)<\/p>\n
First showing in Barcelona<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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At 18 years old, Wellington (defiantly nicknamed Baby) has been released from a juvenile detention center in S\u00e3o Paulo. With no family, friends or resources to survive on his own, he turns to Ronaldo, a beguiling and experienced older man who introduces him to new and exciting ways to survive in the underbelly of the city. The fun doesn\u2019t last, however, as the passion in their relationship inevitably turns tumultuous. The bustling streets of Brazil come to life with dizzying vibrancy, allure and danger in this sublime feature presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Baby<\/i> presents the city as a journey of self-discovery, with desire, emotion and pain hiding in every corner. Propelled by Marcelo Caetano\u2019s stylish direction, this gritty coming-of-age tale wrestles with themes of love and coercion, considering what\u2019s still possible for a restless heart when a \u2018baby\u2019 becomes a man.<\/p>\n<\/div>