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.
Opening Night
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Opening Night ·
Sat 7 Nov
Arrival 5:50pm · Film 7:05pm
Cinema Nova · $65
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.
Fri 6 Nov
Includes a glass of sparkling
Drinks 6:30pm · Film 7pm
Cinema Nova · Adult $32 · Concession $26
Loyalty $26 · Loyalty Concession $23
Narciso
(Narciso)
Drama. 2026. 1h30min.
Directed by
Jeferson De
Starring
Arthur Ferreira, Seu Jorge, Bukassa Kabengele, Ju Colombo, Faíska Alves, Teka Romualdo and Marcelo Serrado.
Narciso (11) is a Black orphan boy living at Carmem's house until he is adopted. He dreams of having a family, but has known only disappointment. To cheer him up, his friend Alexandre gives him an old basketball and a promise: score three baskets in a row and a genie will appear to grant his wishes. When the Genie (Seu Jorge) shows up, Narciso asks for a happy, wealthy, white family, on one condition: he must never look at his own reflection.
Fri 13 Nov
7pm · Cinema Nova · $26
Little Creatures
(Pequenas Criaturas)
Period Drama. 2025. 1h40min.
Directed by
Anne Pinheiro Guimarães
Starring
Carolina Dieckmann, Caco Ciocler, Letícia Sabatella, Théo Medon, Lorenzo Mello and Michel Melamed.
Brasília, 1986. Helena has just moved to Brazil's futuristic capital when her husband leaves on business, leaving her alone in an unfamiliar city. Her teenage son rebels and discovers first love, while her youngest finds magic in unlikely friendships. Winner of Best Fiction Feature at Festival do Rio 2025.
Sat 14 Nov
7:00pm · Cinema Nova · $26
The Nature of Invisible Things
Coming-of-Age Drama. 2025. 1h30min.
Directed by
Rafaela Camelo
Starring
Laura Brandão, Serena, Larissa Mauro, Camila Márdila and Aline Marta Maia.
Two young girls meet in a hospital and form an unexpected bond. Gloria is spending her vacation there with her mother, a nurse, while Sofia is convinced her great-grandmother's health is getting worse because of the hospital. Bonding over their shared wish to leave, they find solace in each other's company. Opening film of Berlinale Generation Kplus (75th Berlinale).
(A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis)
Sun 8 Nov
5pm · Cinema Nova · $26
The Closer to the Sun, the Brighter
(Perto do Sol É Mais Claro)
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.
Sun 15 Nov
6:10pm · Cinema Nova · $26