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The Guardian

The Guardian

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Status

Post Production

Release Date

May 1, 2025

Runtime

0h 15m

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, Family

Original Title

Guardião

Production Companies

Camaleoa Filmes

Director

Eduardo Tosta

Budget

$50,000

Description

After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.