‘Bugonia’, with Emma Stone, opens in theaters – 11/27/2025
São Paulo
São Paulo cinemas receive ten new films this week. Among the highlights are “Bugonia”, a feature film by Yorgos Lanthimos with Emma Stone in the cast, and “Morra, Amor”, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.
Disney’s animation, “Zootopia 2”, also hits the big screen, bringing Judy and Nick on a new adventure. See São Paulo’s cinema calendar.
Emma Stone in a scene from the film “Bugonia”, by Yorgos Lanthimos
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Apollo
Brazil, 2025. Dir.: Tainá Müller and Isis Broken. 82 min. 12 years.
The documentary tells the story of Isis and Lourenzo, a trans couple who have a child during the pandemic. During pregnancy, they travel across Brazil in search of respectful and specialized prenatal care. In their search, they face a country hostile to transsexuality.
Bugonia
Bugonia. USA/South Korea/Ireland/Canada, 2025. Dir.: Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Alicia Silverstone. 120 min. 18 years old.
A CEO of a large company (Emma Stone) is kidnapped by two young people obsessed with conspiracy theories. They believe that the executive is an alien from the Andromedan race, who have a plan to destroy planet Earth.
Keep your heart in your palm and walk
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk. France/Palestine/Iran, 2025. Director: Sepideh Farsi. 100 min. 14 years old.
The documentary was created from video calls between director Sepideh Farsi and Palestinian photographer Fatma Hassona. She documented her life in Gaza amid bombardment by the Israeli Army, until she was killed by an airstrike.
Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona
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Mother Outside the Box
Brazil, 2025. Dir.: Manuh Fontes. With: Miá Mello, Danton Mello and Malu Valle. 90 min. 12 years.
Manu (Miá Mello) is a successful woman who leads an intense and planned life. The idea of controlling everything is put to the test with the birth of his first daughter. It is inspired by the book of the same name by Thaís Vilarinho, which had already become a play starring the actress.
Memories of a Summer
The Summer Book. USA/Finland/United Kingdom, 2024. Dir.: Charlie McDowell. Starring: Glenn Close, Emily Matthews and Anders Danielsen Lie. 90 min. 14 years old.
After a significant loss in the family, 9-year-old Sophia is sent to spend the summer with her grandmother on an island in Finland. There, the two share lessons about nature and grief, strengthening the bond between the two.
Die, Love
Die, My Love. USA, 2025. Dir.: Lynne Ramsay. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson and Lakeith Stanfield. 118 min. 16 years old.
Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson), a couple about to have a child, move into a country house they inherited. After the birth of her baby, Grace, an aspiring writer, suffers from isolation. As your mental health declines, your marriage takes a hit.
The Nature of Invisible Things
Brazil/Chile, 2025. Dir.: Rafaela Camelo. With: Serena, Laura Brandão and Camila Márdila. 90 min. 12 years.
During the holidays, ten-year-old Glória spends her time at the hospital where her mother works. There, he meets Sofia, whose great-grandmother is hospitalized with Alzheimer’s. Together with their mothers, they travel to Goiás, where they learn to deal with grief.
Almost Desert
Almost Deserted. USA/Brazil, 2025. Dir.: José Eduardo Belmonte. With: Angela Sarafyan, Daniel Hendler and Vinicius de Oliveira. 106 min. 14 years old.
In Detroit, in the post-pandemic period and during the presidential election between Trump and Biden, two Latino immigrants without visas witness a murder and save the only survivor: an American woman with a rare syndrome that affects her sociability. Together, the three embark on a desperate escape in search of a new beginning amid the ruins of the metropolis.
Actors Vinicius de Oliveira, Daniel Hendler, Angela Sarafyan in a scene from the film ‘Almost Desert’, by José Eduardo Belmonte
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Rob1n: Killer Intelligence
Rob1n. United Kingdom, 2025. Dir.: Lawrence Fowler. With: Ethan Taylor, Simon Davies and Leona Clarke. 90 min. 18 years old.
A robotics expert, consumed by grief after losing his 11-year-old son, transfers his grief into creating a robotic doll, called Rob1n. A series of terrifying events reveals that the robot will do anything to gain its creator’s attention and affection.
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2. USA,2025. Dir.: Jared Bush and Byron Howard. 108 min. 6 years.
The second film in the franchise follows the rabbit Judy Hopps and the fox Nick Wilde in yet another challenge in the city of animals. With the arrival of Gary, the mysterious and venomous reptile, the duo’s friendship is put to the test.
Events
16th Brazilian French Film Festival
Formerly known as Varilux, it arrives in São Paulo to show new films from the European country. Running until December 10th, the event also pays homage to actor and director Pierre Richard. The program includes 6 films shown at the Cannes Festival; 5 are unreleased in Brazilian cinemas. In the capital, the festival takes place at the Cinesystem cinemas (Morumbi Town, Belas Artes Frei Caneca and Pompeia), Cine Segall, Espaço Petrobras de Cinema, Cine LT3, Cine Satyros Bijou, Reag Belas Artes, Cinépolis Jardim Pamplona and Cine Marquise. Tickets vary depending on each cinema.
More information at festivalcinefrances.com.br
Beautiful Sounds Modern Times
In the November edition of Belas Sonoriza, the classic “Tempos Modernos”, directed and starring Charles Chaplin, will be shown. The film turns 90 years old and will have a live soundtrack by the São Paulo quartet Rock’n’Jazz. The film follows a worker who collapses while working and ends up being admitted to a mental hospital. When he leaves the hospital, he tries to lead a normal life.
Reag Belas Artes – r. da Consolação, 2,423, Consolação, central region. Sun. (30), at 2pm. Entrance fee: R$80 (in full), at the box office or on the website veloxtickets.com
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