The Guardian (2025)
15m
Running Time
May 1, 2025Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Carlos Betão
Lino

João Pedro Magalhães
Fernando

Luciana Souza
Terezinha

Luka
Luka (Voice) / Songs

Eduardo Tosta
Director / Writer

Clara Ballena
Assistant Director

Marcos Alexandre
Executive Producer

Margarete Jesus
Production Supervisor

Isadora Mesquita
Production Artist / Casting Assistant

Mateus Aragão
Composer

Isadora Fletcher
Line Producer

Mamba Negra
Director of Photography

Angela Carballal
Art Direction

Clarissa Ribeiro
Costume Designer

Pammella Sant'Ana
Makeup & Hair

Dariely Belke
Color Grading

Karol Azevedo
Editor

Vilma Carla Martins
Consulting Producer

Gabriela Correia
Assistant Production Coordinator

Tainah Paes
Casting
Media.

Details.
Release DateMay 1, 2025
Original NameGuardião
StatusPost Production
Running Time15m
Content RatingG
Budget$50,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
coming of age
lgbt teen
teen drama
grandfather grandson relationship
queer
social fantasy
brazilian folklore