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Brazil leaders a sad statistic: It’s the country that kills most LGBT people in the world, a reality that worsens after the result of the 2018 elections. In this scenario ASSIM COMO O AR, SEMPRE NOS LEVANTAREMOS is born, a feature-length documentary film that focuses on giving visibility to travestis, lesbians, bisexuals and trans women, portraying their anxieties and fears; and also showing, in the routine of their lives and family relationships, resistance, the fight for their rights, for their lives.
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Returning early from his vacation after the Carnival period to investigate the murder of a young French tourist, Breno Wanderley is faced with possible reflections of his own history from which he cannot escape. Between Ash Wednesday and post-Carnival Sunday, Breno tries to unravel the crime and sees in his son, also called Breno, a chance to reinvent himself in a broken and sullen city.
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“I was really young when I was first raped. I thought of telling this story someday, the story behind this picture. I lacked the courage. If the film could speak for me, then, I could.”
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Clara, una ex-crítica musical de Recife de 65 años, vive retirada en un edificio particular, el Aquarius, construido en la década de 1940 sobre la chic Avenida Boa Viagem, que bordea el océano. Un importante promotor ha comprado todos los apartamentos, pero ella se niega a vender el suyo y emprende una guerra fría contra la empresa que la acosa. La estresante situación le perturba y le lleva a pensar en su vida, en su pasado, en sus seres queridos.
