Baby (2024 film)

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Baby is a 2024 drama film, directed by Marcelo Caetano.[3] A co-production between Brazil, France and the Netherlands,[4] the film stars João Pedro Mariano as Wellington (nicknamed "Baby"), a young man forced to fend for himself on the streets of São Paulo. Newly released from a two-year stint in juvenile detention, during which his parents moved away without leaving any indication of their whereabouts, he meets the older Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro), an escort who becomes first a substitute father figure and then a love interest for Baby.[5]

Directed byMarcelo Caetano
Written byMarcelo Caetano
Gabriel Domingues
Produced byIvan Melo
Roberto Tibirica
Juliette Lepoutre
Stienette Bookslopper
John Baars
Marcelo Caetano
StarringJoão Pedro Mariano
Ricardo Teodoro
Ana Flavia Cavalcanti
Bruna Linzmeyer
Luiz Bertazzo
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Directed byMarcelo Caetano
Written byMarcelo Caetano
Gabriel Domingues
Produced byIvan Melo
Roberto Tibirica
Juliette Lepoutre
Stienette Bookslopper
John Baars
Marcelo Caetano
StarringJoão Pedro Mariano
Ricardo Teodoro
Ana Flavia Cavalcanti
Bruna Linzmeyer
Luiz Bertazzo
CinematographyJoana Luz
Pedro Sotero
Edited byFabian Remy
Music byBruno Prado
Caê Rolfsen
Production
companies
Cup Filmes
Plateau Produções
Still Moving
Circe
Kaap Holland Film
Desbun Filmes
Distributed byDark Star Pictures
Uncork’d Entertainment
Release dates
  • 21 May 2024 (2024-05-21) (Cannes)
  • 9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) (Brazil)[1]
Running time
106 minutes[2]
CountriesBrazil
France
Netherlands
LanguagePortuguese
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The cast also includes Ana Flavia Cavalcanti as Ronaldo's former partner, Priscila, and Bruna Linzmeyer as Priscila's wife Jana, who also build friendships with Wellington, and Luiz Bertazzo as Torres, a drug dealer who also wants Wellington's affections,[3] as well as Marcelo Várzea, Patrick Coelho, Kyra Reis, Baco Pereira, Sylvia Prado, Ariane Aparecida, Victor Hugo Martins, Maurício de Barros, Cleo Coelho, Cael Benício, Aquiles, Kelly Campello and Mauricio Sassi in supporting roles.

Distribution

The film premiered on 18 May 2024 in the Critics Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival,[6] where it was a nominee for the Queer Palm.[7] It has been acquired by Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment for North American commercial distribution.[4] Distribution for the UK and Republic of Ireland is via Peccadillo Pictures.

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