Netflix has lifted the lid on a quartet of new movies out of Brazil.
The four projects are all in production and the streamer, keen to underscore its contribution to Brazilian cinema and the local production biz, was quick to note they are filming across four Brazilian states.
Rafael Vitti and canine star Amendoim will appear in Caramelo, billed as a heartwarming drama that pays tribute to a Brazilian cultural symbol, the stray mutt. Filmed in São Paulo, the story follows Pedro, an ambitious chef whose life is upended by unexpected diagnosis. With the help of a stray four-legged friend, he embarks on an emotional journey.
Migdal Filmes is producing, its first partnership with Netflix. Diego Freitas, who created the idea, directs.
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There will also be an adaptation of Valter Hugo Mãe’s novel The Son of a Thousand Men
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