The Guardian

Film

The Guardian

202515 min

A boy and his grandpa must face the life-changing consequences of a skirt.

After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.

Director
Eduardo Tosta

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The Guardian runs 15 minutes (15m).
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The Guardian stars Carlos Betão, João Pedro Magalhães, Luciana Souza, Luka.

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