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Luiza’s Desert

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Luiza’s Desert

O Deserto de Luiza

direction Alan Minas

Brazil, United Kingdom 2026 Fiction Cor 100 min.

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Luíza, 15, shy and passionate about drawing, joins her school’s graffiti group and experiences first love. But when her mother suffers a psychotic breakdown, the family falls apart. In an attempt to rebuild her family, Luíza faces fear, loneliness and prejudice, and discovers her own path to happiness.

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direction

Alan Minas

screenplay

Alan Minas

cinematography

Bernardo Richter

editing

Alexandre Taira

sound edition

João Curvello

music

Clower Curtis

casting

Andréa Mattar

art direction

Oswaldo Eduardo Lioi

cast

Daniela Fontan, Nina Prado, Veronica Debom, Vivi Sabino, André Luiz Miranda, Thelmo Fernandes, Lara Leão

production

Daniela Vitorino

co-production

Natasha Murphy, Tony Humphrey

produced by

Caraminhola Filmes

co-produced by

Riofilme, Union Content

distribution

Vitrine Filmes

world sales

Begin Again

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