Five communists in a flat—what could go wrong? Spoiler: everything.
Four students live in an urban community, where, in principle, everything can be discussed, divided, shared: each one's allowance, personal objects, relationships, political commitments. But things start to change with the arrival of a fifth resident, older and disillusioned, who puts in check the capacity of each one to live according to their ideas.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that feels dangerously lived-in.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes ideology against itself.
Production
Cramped authenticity—this flat *breathes* claustrophobia.
Director
Werner Schünemann
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Brazil's military dictatorship, the film smuggles radical critique through domestic intimacy—revolutionary politics as kitchen-sink drama.
The title's untranslatable play—'coisa na roda' suggests both 'thing in the potluck' and 'trouble brewing'—perfectly captures the film's double meaning.
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