The Guardian (2025)

Overview : After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.

Release Date : May 1, 2025

Runtime : 15m

Genre : Fantasy, Drama, Family  

Companies : Camaleoa Filmes

Countries : Brazil

Keywords : coming of age, lgbt teen, teen drama, grandfather grandson relationship, queer, social fantasy, brazilian folklore, folclore brasileiro