Summer 1996, north-east coast of Brazil. Tamara is enjoying her last weeks at the fishing village she lives in before departing to Brasilia for her studies. One day, she hears about a teenager nicknamed Heartless after a scar she has on her chest. Over the course of the summer, Tamara feels a growing attraction for this mysterious girl.
Cinematography
The abandoned hotel sequences are pure visual poetry.
Acting
Maya de Vicq's watchful silence says everything.
Sound
Whale calls used as emotional punctuation — genius.
Director
Tião
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual fishing villages of Alagoas, the film captures a specific northeastern Brazilian coastal culture rarely depicted in queer cinema — the directors grew up in this region.
The 'Heartless' nickname comes from a mistranslation in early festival materials; 'Sem Coração' actually carries more nuance of 'without heart' as social ostracization, not cruelty.
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