The Woman Who Cries

Miguel, a 7-year-old boy, lives with three generations of estranged women in an old house. Among them is his mother who, after a traumatic divorce, distances herself from the boy. Miguel takes comfort in Carmen, an enigmatic Venezuelan immigrant who works as a maid for this Brazilian family. Carmen becomes an ambiguous mother figure for the boy, who develops an intimate and unusual bond with her, introducing him to a universe in which the real and the imaginary intertwine.

• Director: George Walker Torres
• Cast: Zayan Madeiros, Samantha Castillo, Julia Stockler, Nena Enoue, Kim Martins, Rodrigo Silveira, Luca de Souza, Rosana Stavis