Cinema do Brasil

Hilda is a widow who adopts Lia, a teenager who doesn’t want to be separated from her brother, Joca. He is turning 18 and must leave the orphanage, with no place to go. Hilda becomes responsible for the future of two strangers.

Development Phase: Financing
Director and Screenwriter: Thais Fujinaga
Available Territories: All territories
Filming Location: São Paulo (Brazil)
Language: Portuguese
Budget: US$ 850,000.00
Previous Festivals and Markets: 5o BrLab (winner of all the Brazilian awards) / 5o Laboratório Sesc Novas Histórias / 11th Cinema en Developpement – Toulouse / 1o Prêmio Cabíria (Best Script) / 7a Brasil Cinemundi - Inter- national Coproduction Meeting / Audience Design Work- shop – Torino Film Lab/BrLab
Production Company: Manjericão Filmes
Co-production Companies: Avoa Filmes

Brazilian based production company that collaborates with partner directors in productions such as Caru Alves de Souza’s “My Name Is Baghdad”, best film in the Generation 14Plus of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.

THE OTHER CHILD | O FILHO PLANTADO

Brazil | 2022 | 90 min | Drama

Hilda is a widow who adopts Lia, a teenager who doesn’t want to be separated from her brother, Joca. He is turning 18 and must leave the orphanage, with no place to go. Hilda becomes responsible for the future of two strangers.