Gugu’s World
(Feito Pipa)
Coming-of-Age Drama. 2026. 1h33 min.
Directed by
Allan Deberton
Starring
Lázaro Ramos, Teca Pereira and Yuri Gomes.
Gugu (11) is an effeminate boy who dreams of becoming a great soccer player. Raised by his grandmother with Alzheimer's, he will do anything to hide her illness so he won't have to live with his father, who doesn't accept him at all.
Sun 8 Nov
Food, music and drinks from 4pm · Film 5:10pm
The Mercury · $65
Opening Night
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A Very Brazilian Heist
(Assalto à Brasileira)
Action Comedy. 2025. 1h38min.
Directed by
José Eduardo Belmonte
Starring
Murilo Benício, Christian Malheiros, Robson Nunes, Paulo Miklos and Fernanda de Freitas.
Inspired by one of Brazil's most notorious real-life robberies, A Very Brazilian Heist revisits 1987, when Londrina came to a standstill as seven men, armed with plenty of nerve and almost no plan, stormed the city's largest bank branch. With more than 300 hostages inside and the police at the door, a city in the grip of an economic crisis did the unthinkable: it rooted for the robbers.
Sat 7 Nov
6pm · The Mercury · $25 · Concession $22
The Closer to the Sun, the Brighter
Drama. 2025. 1h45min.
Directed by
Régis Faria
Starring
Reginaldo Faria, Marcelo Faria, Vanessa Gerbelli and Candé Faria.
Regi is an 85-year-old engineer dealing with the recent loss of his wife, his solitary routine, and the support of his children, but he remains steadfast as he writes a book and falls in love with a talented actress.
(Perto do Sol É Mais Claro)
Sun 15 Nov
4pm · The Mercury · $25 · Concession $22
Dreaming of Lions
(Sonhar com Leões)
Comedy-Drama. 2024. 1h28min.
Directed by
Paolo Marinou-Blanco
Starring
Denise Fraga, João Nunes Monteiro, Joana Ribeiro and Sandra Faleiro.
A Brazilian woman with terminal cancer in Lisbon seeks to die with dignity and becomes involved with an organisation that teaches euthanasia, but discovers the legal limitations and embarks on a journey to find her own way to die.
Sat 14 Nov
6pm · The Mercury · $25 · Concession $22