1984. Antonio is a farmer who runs a ranch in the rural region of Batalha dos Neves, Brazil. One day, he finds Marcelo on the side of the road, injured, unconscious, and the victim of a motorcycle accident. Antonio brings him home to tend to his wounds. The newcomer’s presence disrupts the man’s isolated existence, and an uncontrollable passion explodes between them, evolving into an overwhelming, all‑consuming bond. However, Antonio’s father does not look kindly upon their union, and in a wild, remote land, a man’s life can be worth little to nothing… A sensual melodrama that moves between past and present, memory and illusion, Eros and Thanatos. Amidst statuesque bodies and beautifully photographed bucolic landscapes, Daniel Nolasco pays homage to two archetypes, aesthetic and otherwise, of the queer imagination: the cowboy and the biker. The film pays homage to Western cinema in all its forms, drawing inspiration from Nicholas Ray, Andy Warhol and David Lynch.
Biography
film director
Daniel Nolasco
A graduate in Film and Audiovisual from Universidade Federal Fluminense and in History from Universidade Federal de Goiás, Daniel Nolasco has written and directed several short films, feature films, and documentaries selected and awarded at international festivals. Among them Gil (2012), Neptune (2017) and Sr. Raposo (2018), Mr. Leather (2029), Vento Seco (2020), nominated for the Teddy Awards, O cavalo de Pedro (2023), Apenas Coisas Boas (2025). In 2019, Lovers FF dedicated a retrospective to Nolasco.
Cast
& Credits
Montaggio/Editing Will Domingos, Edt.
Fotografia/Photography Larry Machado
Scenografia/Production Design Markus Takatsuka
Costumi/Costume Designer Rafaelly Godoy
Suono/Sound Guile Martins
Interpreti/Cast Lucas Drummond, Fernando Libonati, Liev Carlos, Renata Carvalho, Igor Leoni, Guilherme Théo, Norval Berbari, Lizz Miranda, Brenda Oliveira
Produttore/Producer Cecília Brito, Daniel Nolasco, Hans Spelzon
Distribuzione Internazionale/International Distribution The Open Reel
