Synopsis : Suellen, a toll booth attendant realizes she can use her job to help a gang of thieves steal watches from the wealthy people driving between São Paulo and the coast. But this is only for a noble cause: to send her son to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest.
Festival History : "Toronto International Film Festival, 2023 San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2023 São Paulo International Film Festival, 2023"
Awards : Best Actor, Best Actress, BEst Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction - Rio de Janeiro, 2023
Director :
Carolina Markowicz
Producer :
Karen Castanho Vega, Luís Urbano, Bianca Villar, Fernando Fraiha, Sandro Aguilar, Carolina Markowicz
Screenplay :
Carolina Markowicz
DOP :
Luis Armando Arteaga
Editor :
Lautaro Colace & Ricardo Saraiva
Cast :
Maeve Jinkings, Kauan Alvarenga, Thomás Aquino, Aline Marta Maia, Isac Graça
Carolina Markowicz has written and directed 6 short films. These toured more than 300 festivals and received many awards. The Orphan premiered in Cannes Director’s Fortnight 2018 and won the Queer Palm. Her debut feature, Charcoal, competed at Toronto and had its European Premiere at San Sebastian 2022. Carolina is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2021.