Marat Descartes

Valter goes to night school. Iara, his wife, says that the new tenants don't work, that they're probably criminals. Nobody knows where they're from, Iara tells him that they bring women home and cuss all the time.Valter doesn't have a gun, he's got a young daughter and son, is at work the whole day, doesn't see what is going on in the neighborhood, hears what his wife tells him, hears the loud music and laughter next door, in the early morning. And can't get any sleep. (imdb)

Young housewife Helena decides to open her first business: a grocery store. She hires Paula as a maid to take care of her home and daughter. When Otávio, her husband, is suddenly fired, work relations between these three characters change, and disturbing occurrences start to threaten Helena's business. (mubi.com)

Edgar is a young upper-middle class man, close to completing 30 years old, he lives a full life crisis and is in a position common to the vast majority of Brazilians On the one hand the power, represented by a corrupt state, abusive and absent in their taxes before their obligations. On the other, crime increasingly organized violence became a constant in the lives of citizens in large cities. Edgar responds to all this as a modern vigilante. (en.wikipedia.org)

Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm. (imdb)

Guto battles to establish himself as a performer, to win recognition for his talent. After countless auditions, he's cast for a sketch on the weekly show that stars Zeca, an old-fashioned, popular comic and Guto's boyhood idol. It seems Guto's luck has finally changed. But has it? (imdb)

After losing his job and the end of his marriage, Júnior returns to his father's house. But that is not his childhood house anymore. His old room has been rented by a young woman and the place feels unwelcome and oppressive. Júnior develops and obsession for his family history, as strange things start happening in the house. (Letterboxd)

Pedro has taken the road and he does not know where he is going. Lucas does not know it either. After meeting at a roadside café, they travel through the Brazilian Savannah seeking for a violent dose of anything. (imdb)

A separated couple still share the same roof as a seemingly conventional family. The balance is broken with the arrival of the new ex-husband's girlfriend, highlighting the neuroses of the family's routine. (imdb)

One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads.

Nalu is a teenager who needs to take care of her blind father after the death of her grandmother, who raised them as siblings in a modest house near Brazil/Uruguay border. When Ruben realizes his 16-year-old daughter is becoming a woman, a disturbing proximity arises between them. Initial awkwardness becomes jealousy when Rosario, an Uruguayan teacher, becomes someone important in their lives. (imdb)

The story of a young girl living on the streets who meets the owner of a prominent modeling agency and is offered a chance in the industry. (imdb)