Credits
Distributed by
Imovision (Brazil)
Jour2Fête (France)
Production companies
Dezenove Som e Imagem
Good Fortune Films
Urban Factory
Directed by
Juliana Rojas
Marco Dutra
Written by
Juliana Rojas
Marco Dutra
Produced by
Sara Silveira
Maria Ionescu
Clément Duboin
Frédéric Corvez
Starring
Isabél Zuaa
Marjorie Estiano
Miguel Lobo
Cida Moreira
Cinematography
Rui Poças
Edited by
Caetano Gotardo
Music by
Guilherme Garbato
Gustavo Garbato
Synopsis
Clara interviews for a nanny job despite having no experience or references. Just as she is about to be turned down for the job, the woman interviewing her, Ana, experiences cramping. A sympathetic Clara guides her through the pain, and Ana decides to hire her as a live-in housekeeper and future nanny. On her 29th birthday, Ana gets drunk and reveals to Clara that she is estranged from her family. Originally engaged to a man, she cheated on him and conceived a child from her affair. Her parents sent her to the city to have an abortion, but they severed ties with her after she refused to go through with it. Ana is ordered by her doctors not to consume meat. One night, Clara finds her rifling through the fridge. When Clara tries to guide her to bed, Ana kisses her but then scratches her hard enough to draw blood. The following morning, Ana does not appear to remember the incident. Joel decides to search for his father, the only clue being a receipt from a shopping mall where Ana bought shoes. He and his friend Maurício go to the mall, but they are locked in when they decide to stay inside past closing time. Joel transforms as it is still a full moon, and soon after he pursues Maurício and eats him whole. He returns home alone before he unconsciously transforms back but is seen by Dona Amélia, who discovers his secret and wants to perform an exorcism on him (as Joel's traits are affected by his transformation). Clara injects the landlady with an anasthetic and then plans to run away with Joel the next day, but because he does not fully remember what he did in his wolf form he locks her in the Little Bedroom in a fit of confusion and anger. Joel tries to attend a dance with his classmate Amanda later that night but quickly realizes what he really is, and begs her to leave before he once again turns. Clara, who has managed to escape, shoots him in the leg before he can kill again, non-fatally injuring him. Clara takes Joel home to the Little Bedroom and removes the bullet, healing the wound. Meanwhile, a terrified Amanda tells the locals what happened, leading them to hunt Joel down, tracking down his and Clara's apartment (though it is implied Amanda does not want them to do so) as Dona Amélia wakes up and watches with implicit regret. With a lullaby Ana sang earlier in the film, Clara manages to tame Joel so that he does not attack her. She finally decides that she cannot keep him locked up and hungry. As the locals bang on the door, Clara and Joel prepare to face them together as Joel lets out one final howl.
17 авг 2022
