BABY
An 18-year-old meets an older man who teaches him how to survive in the underbelly of São Paulo
Description
At 18 years old, Wellington has been released from a juvenile detention center in São Paulo. With no family, friends or resources to survive on his own, he turns to Ronaldo, a beguiling and experienced older man who introduces him to new and exciting ways to survive in the underbelly of the city. The fun doesn’t last, however, as the passion in their relationship inevitably turns tumultuous. The bustling streets of Brazil come to life with dizzying vibrancy, allure and danger in this sublime feature from this year’s Cannes Film Festival. BABY presents the city as a journey of self-discovery, with desire, emotion and pain hiding in every corner.
Director
Marcelo Caetano
Writer
Marcelo Caetano, Gabriel Domingues
Cast
João Pedro Mariano, Ricardo Teodoro, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer, Luiz Bertazzo, Marcelo Varzea, Patrick Coelho, Kyra Reis, Baco Pereira, Sylvia Prado, Ariane Aparecida, Victor Hugo Martins, Kelly Campelo