Levante

2023 | Color | 99:00

On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost—but neither Sofia nor her loved ones will surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.

Country: Brasil, Francia, Uruguay
Direction: Hala; Lillah
Script: Morán; María Elena, Halla; Lilah
Production: Guarilha; Clarissa, Costa; Rafaella, Bellicaud; Louise, Charles-Gervais; Claire, López; Santiago
Photography: Esser; Wilssa
Sound: Valdés; Ruben, Xavier; Waldir, Grillo; Alejandro
Music: Beraldo Badsista; Maria
Cast:Domenica Dias; Ayomi, Bardot; Loro, Passô; Grace, Vandeveld; Gláucia, Braga; Rômulo
Art direction: Mesquita; Maíra
Participation year at FICM: 2023

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