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In a pivotal move underscoring the international appeal of Brazilian narratives, Rafael Primot’s “Black Rain” is set for an exclusive global launch through The Creators Bridge.

The series, which delves into contemporary themes such as unconventional families, fraternal love and diversity, does so with a mature and nuanced lens.

In the storyline, brothers Zeca (Marcos Pitombo) and Vitor (Rafael Primot) are entrusted with the care of their younger brother Lucas (João Simões), a 16-year-old with Down Syndrome, following the mysterious disappearance of their parents, Nancy (Julia Lemmertz) and Geraldo (Zé Carlos Machado).

Their journey is enriched by the support of characters like Julie (Vanessa Giácomo), Vitor’s wife; Micha (Leona Jhovs), a trans woman, and Aunt Yara (Denise Del Vecchio). Throughout the series, the intricate tale of Nancy and Geraldo unfolds through evocative flashbacks, offering viewers a deeper understanding of the family’s history.

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Academy Award Submission for Nomination Best Foreign Language Film from Brazil: ‘Little Secret’ Interview with David SchurmannThe touching and engaging “Little Secrets”/ “Pequeno Segredo” opens like a flower. In fact, flowers and butterflies are metaphors for the fleeting but beautiful and bright life of a young girl whose secret, shared with three women becomes a beacon of love for the audience.Based on a true story lived by the director David Schurmann himself, who, for two-and-a-half years lived on a sailboat with parents, his two brothers, and his adoped sister Kat, I was most curious to know more about his life.DS: I grew up on a boat sailing around the world. With the opportunity to see and experience incredible moments, such a life also made me aware of one important fact: how chance encounters can change our lives.My first contact with filmmaking occurred practically by chance, when I...

Written by Kate Lyra, Director, Latc — Latin American Training CenterAmidst the flurry of controversy surrounding its selection, “Little Secret” (“Pequeno Segredo”) screened for the press in Rio de Janeiro.

“Some people are afraid of the ocean,” says Heloisa, (Julia Lemmertz in a perfect pitch performance). “But I feel safer on the water than on dry land.”

Marcos Bernstein’s masterful narrative, directed by David Schurmann, sets the ocean as symbol and metaphor, weaving it through the interlocking stories of three families — and three mothers — forever joined by a secret and a child.

It is the ocean that both separates and connects places as exotic and unlikely as the Amazon and New Zealand, an ocean that protects and sustains us like amniotic fluid.

“Kiwi” (as New Zealanders are endearingly known) Robert Lockett (Errol Shand) has crossed the ocean to find work as a petrochemical engineer in Manaus, capital city of the...

Brazilian director David Schurmann’s film was selected over Aquarius by one vote, prompting some social media protests.

On the morning after the gala screening of Little Secret at the 18th edition of Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival, the Brazilian director David Schurmann packed his bags to travel to Los Angeles. Schurmann is to meet awards consultant Steven Raphael, who has been hired (via Skype) to help him with his film campaign for the 89th Academy Awards.

Little Secret was chosen last month as the Brazil’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film, after beating its rival, Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Aquarius, by one vote only (the result was five to four). The choice made by Brazil’s Oscar selection committee further fuelled the controversy around Aquarius and led to protests on social media against Little Secret.

“Although at that time no one had seen our movie yet, we were attacked...

Brazilian Ministry of Culture selects family drama over festival favourite Aquarius.

Brazil has selected David Schurmann’s Little Secret as its official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.

Shot in Portuguese and English, Little Secret stars Marcello Antony, Júlia Lemmertz, Mariana Goular, Maria Flor, Erroll Shand and Fionnula Flanagan. It was co-written by Schurmann, Victor Atherino and Marcos Bernstein (Central Station).

The family drama, in which three interlocking stories are connected by a secret, was inspired by the true story of the director’s adopted sister, Kat.

“Little Secret is not just a personal or family project. It’s the dream of a huge, talented, and extremely professional crew. And that dream has been spreading to thousands of people. I’m so grateful to everyone who believes in Little Secret,” Schurmann recently posted on his Facebook page.

Its selection is not without some controversy, however, as some filmmakers...

Two half-brothers form an unusual bond.

Eyebrows will be raised in response to this Brazillian drama about the arresting youth and young manhood of two half-brothers.

The brothers, Thomas and Francisco, grow up in a middle-class household, where their mother (Julia Lemmertz) is a doctor and their father (Fabio Assuncao) drives a convertible. It's an idyllic childhood; the family have their own swimming pool, go abroad and the boys are blessed with doting parents. However, after one of the brothers fractures his tibia, an unusual bond begins to develop between the two....

First, ewwwwww!

That was my first thought when I saw the trailer last year for From Beginning to End, a new Brazilian film about a love affair between two biological brothers. Was such a film really necessary?

But I’ll admit: when the lights are out and the curtains are drawn, the storyline does hold sort of a perversely intriguing premise. If nothing else, it’s certainly something I’ve never seen before.

Sadly, the finished film, which is currently playing NewFest: The New York Lgbt Film Festival, is an almost completely wasted opportunity.

The first half of the film, which is by far the most successful, tells the story of two young brothers who are … unusually “intimate.” Everyone close to them senses how close they are.

Is this a bad thing? The father worries it might eventually turn sexual, but the mother (well-played Júlia Lemmertz and easily the most...