A summer crush named Heartless? This 27-minute gut-punch doesn't play nice.
Léo goes on vacation at his cousin's, in a fishing village. There, he meets a girl who goes by the nickname Heartless.
Cinematography
Salt-crusted beaches that look beautiful and deeply lonely.
Acting
Eduarda Samara's controlled stillness—you can't look away.
Director
Nara Normande
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Normande and Tião emerged from Brazil's vibrant short film scene, where limited resources often produce more formally daring work than mainstream features.
The directors deliberately cast non-professionals from Pernambuco fishing communities; local boys' improvised cruelty in the gang scenes was uncomfortably authentic.
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