A 13-minute baptism by memory that'll wreck your afternoon — in the best way.
After awakening from a recurring nightmare, Luanda, a Black woman and single mother, finds her day pierced by painful memories that insist on resurfacing. A seemingly simple, intimate unease draws her back into recollections of a past shaped by poverty and sorrow. As she confronts these ghosts, Luanda revisits the experiences that forged her path and reveal the strength of the woman she has become.
Acting
Priscila Maria's face does three decades of grief in one close-up.
Cinematography
Water as character, memory, and maybe Oxum herself.
Direction
Mulholland/Cunha wield 13 minutes like a precision blade.
Director
Jorge F. Mulholland
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Oxum, the Yoruba orisha of fresh water and love, is rarely centered in Brazilian cinema outside stereotype; here she's atmosphere and ancestor both.
The 10.0 TMDB rating comes from exactly one vote — probably the director's mom, but also, who else has even seen this yet?
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