Renan Monteiro

CAFUNÉ is about people who are starting their adult lives in the both violent and charming environment of the city of Rio de Janeiro. This scenery is viewed through the eyes of a young couple: a high-class girl, Débora, and a boy from a favela, Marquinhos. Slowly, they'll discover each others' worlds. What was believed to be prejudice against lower class actually turns into a fascination that is both sexual and affective

The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, an "untouchable" man.

A love triangle is formed by two men and a woman in the Rio de Janeiro of the late 1970's. Paralel to the relationship situation, the poor community where they live go through a significant change when local authorities decide to remove the population with the intention of avoiding a possible tragedy.