Sílvia Lourenço

"Contra Todos" is a story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo.

Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. Her mother, a prostitute, died when he was a baby, and he was raised in the bordello where she worked. He also doesn't know who his father is. Believing he rules his own destiny, he refuses to compromise with anyone else, the corrupt policemen always chasing him, the oppressive discipline in the juvenile institution Febem, or the drug dealers who try to lure him. But this independence has a price. (imdb)

Herculano Fontes is a renowned astrologer, called to work in the next soap opera team. Its function is to interview twelve actresses, each one zodiac sign to compose the cast of the soap opera blow. Only an unexpected visit complicates the situation.

Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's story of the same name, Marcelo Gomes and Cao Guimaraes, two of the most interesting filmmakers working in Brazil today, have crafted an elegant, parsimonious, and formally impeccable story of Juvenal, a lonely train driver in Belo Horizonte, and his encounter with Margo, a station controller.

The story of three young people in search of love amid the frantic pace of São Paulo. What will a relationship unearth of their unspoken past, and can they dare hope for a happy future? (imdb)