Arthur Canavarro

Meandering past the residents of a wealthy street in Recife, where private security guards ply their trade, this self-assured debut portrays the two sides of the Brazilian Dream. Filho scratches the varnish of a culture that revolves around paranoia, fear and revenge. (mubi.com)

A bank clerk in need of money receives an inheritance that turns his entire life upside down. Ubaldo cannot remember his childhood and, when he returns to Cratará, learns that his father is a bandit leader.