Four Films Showcasing Brazilian Culture Announced For Netflix’s Release Schedule

A new collection of films has been confirmed to be on the release slate from Netflix. Each of the four films comes from and showcases talent out of Brazil. 

The four projects in the lineup include Caramelo, The Son Of A Thousand Men, Vicentina Pede Desculpas, and an untitled comedy. 

The untitled comedy sees a man and his family travel to Argentina to meet his daughter’s fiancé. However, the father is hesitant to travel and is similarly reluctant to meet his daughter’s fiancé. 

Deadline notes that the film features Leandro Hassum in the leading role. Felipe Joffily takes up directing the film, which was reportedly filmed in Rio de Janeiro. Joffily has directed several features before, including 2012’s Hey, Did You Score? 

The Son Of A Thousand Men sees a fisherman longing for a family wind up adopting an orphaned child. Adopting the child allows him to forge the family he’s always wanted. 

Daniel Rezende is responsible for bringing the film to audiences. Rezende has served as director and even editor on several projects before. In fact, his editing work on 2004’s City Of God even landed him an Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing, but lost to Jamie Selkirk for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. 

Rezende has even directed several short films such as Wing It and Blackout, on top of helming some television episodes for various programs as well. 

The third film, Vicentina Pede Desculpas, takes a much different outlook on a familial dynamic, when an old woman has to come to grips with her son’s death that also led to the death of others. Her way of doing so, however, involves seeking out the families of the others that lost their lives alongside her son. Vicentina Pede Desculpas is directed by Gabriel Martins, and will see Rejane Faria headline the film. 

The fourth film comes from Diego Freitas, dubbed Caramelo, which sees a chef take solace in a stray dog after a medical diagnosis changes his outlook on life. Deadline also noted that, tying into the film, the stray dog is a symbol within the culture of Brazil. 

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