Top Cast
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Ana Beatriz Nogueira
Bauer / Vera
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Raul Cortez
Professor Paulo
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Aida Leiner
Clara
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Adriana Abujamra
Telma
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Carlos Kroeber
Director of the Institution
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Liana Duval
Librarian
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Imara Reis
Helena Trauberg
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Norma Blum
Izolda
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Cida Almeida
Paizao
Overview
Based on the life of Brazilian poet Anderson Bigode Herzer, this intense drama tells the story of Bauer, a trans man who navigates a difficult life in an orphanage before finding love with young librarian Clara.
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Port Authority
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Eleanor the Great
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Body Electric
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Reading Lolita in Tehran
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Just Charlie
A filmmaker talks about his work and love life with an unseen friend behind the camera. We also watch four of his short films.
Flow
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August
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State of Fear
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