2025 | Brazil, Portugal | Documentary

Explode São Paulo, Gil (Gil, Let’s Explode São Paulo)

  • Portuguese 98 mins
  • Director | Maria Clara Escobar
  • Writer | Maria Clara Escobar, Gildeane Leonina
  • Producer | Paula Pripas, João Matos

STATUS: Released

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Gil, aged 50, has always wanted to be a singer. She moved to São Paulo with her wife at the age of 20 in order to fulfil that dream. She has worked as a cleaner ever since. Maria Clara proposes making a film about her. Gil becomes famous, and they blow up two cities and reflect on dreams, work and oblivion.

Resistance Identity Queerness Transformation Performance
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