Original title (PT): A Natureza das Coisas Invisíveis (The Nature of Invisible Things)

Ten-year-old Gloria (Laura Brandão) spends the summer holidays accompanying her mother Antônia (Larissa Mauro) to the hospital where she works as a nurse. Gloria wanders around in this adult environment where life and death routinely battled in front of her eyes. One day, she meets Sofia, also 10, who is there because her grandmother is suffering from Alzheimer’s. Sofia is convinced that her grandmother’s health is deteriorating because she is hospitalized. Gloria is also troubled because she almost died as a small child. She can’t remember, but a heart transplant saved her life. Together, the two build an intense and delicate friendship while facing the fragility of life and the challenges of growing up. Rafaela Camelo’s feature film debut dives into themes like aging, illness, death, and gender identity with magic realism and a fresh touch of humor. The two young protagonists defy the notion of childhood with determination, wisdom, and playfulness, proving that life is a continuous cycle, and that death and rebirth are possible through a beating heart or a new self.

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