In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
Direction
Mendonça Filho's precise satirical eye before his Cannes breakout.
Writing
Mock-doc that weaponizes fake science against real inequality.
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mendonça Filho shot this in his hometown Recife years before his acclaimed features 'Neighbouring Sounds' and 'Aquarius,' practicing his signature themes of urban tension and class observation.
The film satirizes Brazil's actual climate discourse—where tropical identity becomes denial infrastructure, and 'impossible' weather exposes who's protected and who's disposable.
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