Sol

"After talking about a delirious love in 'Jonas' and the routine of the Alvorada Palace in the documentary 'Alvorada', directed together with Anna Muylaert, filmmaker Lô Politi now turns to the family - even if it's dysfunctional and full of problems - in the interesting 'Sol'. The plot is quite simple: Téo (Rômulo Braga), who is spending some time with his daughter, the result of an already ended marriage, begins to receive unexpected calls. Soon we discover that they are people trying to talk to him about the health of Theodoro (Everaldo Pontes), a father with whom Téo has not talked for a long time. It is the joining of destiny, a father-to-father plot. But, in the direction, is Politi. She, with a sensitivity not seen before in 'Jonas' or 'Alvorada', inserts common elements of the family drama to develop the story. It is the almost desperate attempt of the father to create bonds with his daughter, it is the belligerence of Téo and Theodoro - two men who, in addition to the genetic link, still carry the same name. Téo retired it. Theodoro is silent. Already the elements of the road movie arrive little by little, as father and daughter need to find a destination for the grandfather, debilitated by life. There are some interesting ideas, such as the old man's attachment to the wooden scowl. It shows a connection with a past that does not say much about Téo, which ends up repelling the two characters even more."