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Coligay – The Impossible Fan Club

Mostra Series

Coligay – The Impossible Fan Club

Coligay – A Torcida Impossível

direction Paulo Machline

Brazil 2026 Fiction Cor 77 min.

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Devastated by Grêmio’s crisis and fearing that his father might die without seeing the team become champions, Ramon, owner of the Coliseu nightclub, creates Brazil’s first gay supporters’ group to cheer on the club. During the dictatorship, Coligay becomes a symbol of resistance and helps Grêmio win the state championship after an eight-year drought. Based on the book “Coligay: Tricolor e de todas as cores” by Léo Gerchmann. Screening of episodes 1 and 2.

First worldwide screening at the 50th Mostra.

brazil LGBTQIA+ politics history human rights social issues from word to image

technical sheet

direction

Paulo Machline

screenplay

Patricia Corso, Raul Perez, Fernando Américo, Luiz Filipe Noé

cinematography

Livia Pasqual

editing

Marcelo Berg

music

Leo Henkin

art direction

Richard Tavares

cast

Irandhir Santos, Bruno Fernandes, Vinícius Meneguzzi, Zé Adão Barbosa, Frederico Vittola

production

Justine Otondo, Nora Goulart, Paula Cosenza, João Queiroz Filho, Giuliano Cedroni

produced by

Ventre Studio, Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre

co-produced by

Trema

distribution

Canal Brasil

galeria

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