São Paulo doesn't sleep — and neither will you after these three messy, magnetic love stories collide.
Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware that she's transsexual. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.
Acting
Danni Carlos's volatile, magnetic rock singer performance
Cinematography
São Paulo as living, breathing fourth character
Writing
Three narratives that actually earn their intersection
Director
Roberto Moreira
Sílvia Lourenço
Marina
Paulo Vilhena
Nuno
Maria Clara Spinelli
Suzana
Gustavo Machado
Gil
Fábio Herford
Jay
Leilah Moreno
Michelle
Paula Pretta
Wladia
Sérgio Guizé
Caio
Aílton Graça
Zelador
Maria Manoella
Atriz do Comercial
Adriana Azenha
Vendedora no Sebo
Thogun Teixeira
Segurança de Michelle
Luciano Chirolli
Pai de Justine
Nyrce Levin
Mãe de Justine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Avenida Paulista is São Paulo's financial spine but also its queer nightlife artery — the film captures both identities colliding in 2009.
Danni Carlos was already a Brazilian rock star before playing one; her performance blurs documentary and fiction intentionally.
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