Showing: 17 April 2026 until 23 April 2026
Set in near-future Brazil, Gabriel Mascaro’s wondrous adventure of a defiant elder fleeing an ageist society is a life affirming boat-movie that manages laughs and warmth in the face of calamity.
Tereza (Denise Weinberg), 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to "enjoy" their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth.
Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate, instead embarking on a transformative journey through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon to fulfil one last wish before her freedom is taken away—a decision that will change her destiny forever.
"An empowering narrative of one woman who refuses to see age as a ceiling, the film serves as a potent warning for viewers about the marginalization of the elderly." Slant Magazine