Manaus is an industrial city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest. Justino, a 45 years old member of the indigenous Desana people, works as a security guard at the cargo port. Since the death of his wife, his main company is his youngest daughter with whom he lives in a house on the outskirts of town. Nurse at a health clinic, Vanessa is accepted to study medicine in Brasilia and will need to be leaving soon.
As the days go by, Justino is overcome by a strong fever. During the day, he fights to stay awake at work. During the night, a mysterious creature follows his footsteps. But soon the tedious routine of the harbor is broken by the arrival of a new guard. Meanwhile, his brother’s visit makes Justino remember the life in the forest, from where he left twenty years ago. Between the oppression of the city and the distance of his native village in the forest, Justino can no longer endure an existence without place.
Regis Myrupu, Rosa Peixoto, Johnatan Sodré, Kaisaro Jussara Brito, Edmildo Vaz Pimentel, Anunciata Teles Soares, Lourinelson Wladmir
- Directed by: Maya Da-Rin
- Written by: Maya Da-Rin, Miguel Seabra Lopes, Pedro Cesarino
- Producers: Maya Da-Rin, Leonardo Mecchi, Juliette Lepoutre
- Co-producers: Pierre Menahem, Janine Jackowski, Jonas Dornbach
- Production Company: Tamanduá Vermelho, Enquadramento Produções (Brazil)
- Coproduction companies: Still Moving (France), Komplizen Film (Germany)
- Executive Producer: Leonardo Mecchi
- Assistant Director: Milena Times
- Director of Photography: Bárbara Alvarez
- Sound: Felippe Schultz Mussel, Breno Furtado, Romain Ozanne
- Art Director: Ana Paula Cardoso
- Custome Designer: Joana Gatis
- Make-up: Helena d'Araújo
- Editor: Karen Akerman
- Sound mixing: Emmanuel Croset
- Rio International Film Festival 2019 - Best Feature Director - Première Brasil
- Brasília Film Festival 2019 - Best Feature Film - competitive track
- Locarno Film Festival 2019 - International Competition - Golden Leopard for Best Actor, Critics Award for International Film, "Environment is Quality of Life" Award
- Biarritz Film Festival 2019 - Abrazo Award for Best Film
- Punta del Este International Film Festival 2020 - Best Film, Best Direction and Critics Prize
- Pingyao International Film Festival, China - Best Film
- Indie Lisboa 2020, Portugal - Best Film
