Marcélia Cartaxo, Zezita Matos, Soia Lira, João Miguel, Samya de Lavor, Débora Ingrid, Edneia Tutti Quinto, Rodger Rogério
Best Picture, Best Director and six other Golden Kikito awards at the 2019 Gramado Film Festival
Official Selection, Winner of the Bronze Precolumbian Circle for “Best Picture” at the 2019 Bogota International Film Festival
An eccentric old woman dances to the beat of her own drum in Allan Deberton’s poignant debut feature. Pacarrete (the sublime Marcelia Cartaxo), a former ballet dancer who lives in northeast Brazil, decides to dust off her tutu slip and her ballet slippers to perform a classic dance for her city’s 200th anniversary celebration, whether the townspeople want it or not. A broad comedy turns increasingly contemplative as the true nature of Pacarrete’s daily life becomes apparent.