Lavente
Brazil, Uruguay, France
Production company: Manjericão Filmes
World Premiere: Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2023
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the target of a fundamentalist group determined to stop her at any cost – but neither Sofia nor those who love her are willing to surrender to the blind fervor of the swarm.
CREDITS
Director: Lillah Halla
Writers: María Elena Morán, Lillah Halla
Editor: Eva Randolph
Producers: Clarissa Guarilha, Rafaella Costa, Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais, Santiago López
Cast: Ayomi Domenica Dias, Loro Bardot, Grace Passô, Gláucia Vandeveld, Rômulo Braga
International Sales: See-Through Films