Heartless
Nara Normande, Tião / Brazil, Italy, France / 2023 / 94 min / Portuguese with English subtitles
FEATURE
Content Warnings: homophobia, child neglect, physical violence
Summer 1996, north-east coast of Brazil. Tamara is enjoying her last weeks in the fishing village where she lives before departing for Brasília to begin her studies. One day, she hears about a teenager nicknamed Heartless—after a scar on her chest. Over the course of the summer, Tamara feels a growing attraction to this mysterious girl.