SYNOPSIS
Gloria, a 10-year-old girl, is spending her vacation in the hospital with her mother, a working-hard nurse. While exploring the facility, Gloria meets Sofia, a girl convinced that her great-grandmother’s worsening health is a result of her hospital admission. Bonding over their shared desire to leave, the two girls find solace in each other’s company. As departure becomes inevitable, the girls and their mothers head to a countryside retreat to spend the final days of an unforgettable summer.
DIRECTOR
Rafaela Camelo is a Brazilian director and screenwriter. In 2019 she directed the short film Desires of the Flesh, premiered at Sundance and winner of the Best Film Award at the Biarritz Amérique Latine and New Directors/New Films festivals. Co-directed in 2023 with Emanuel Lavor, The Beads, premiered at the Berlinale, won the Golden Horsemen at 36th Film Fest Dresden. She is a member of the Talent Network of Projeto Paradiso. In 2021, she was selected for the Latin American program of Berlinale Talents. In 2023, she was selected by Variety as one of 10 Brazilian next gen talents. Her debut feature film, The Nature of Invisible Things, a Brazil/Chile co-production, was selected for the 75th Berlinale.
