Baby
Filled with moments of surprising tenderness, Baby is a colourful, empathetic ode to queer found family.
Fresh from a stint in juvie, 18 year old Wellington and his friends from the local ballroom scene must fend for themselves on the streets of São Paolo. When he encounters older, handsome sex worker Ronaldo there’s an instant animalistic attraction. Taken under his wing as a protégé, the pair are caught in a constant push and pull between fiery romance and the realities of business. But as he’s drawn further into Ronaldo’s world of sex and drug dealing, Wellington must decide what he really wants from life.
Content warning: contains a depiction of sexual violence.
Australian Premiere
2024 Semaine de la Critique Cannes – Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award (Ricardo Teodoro)
“Baby can be defined by the terrific job it does in eking out gentleness from the most unexpected of places.”
– Screen Daily
- Unclassified 18+
- 106
- 2024
- Narrative Feature
- Coming of Age Drama
- Brazil France Netherlands
- Portuguese English Subtitles
About Baby
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Community
Gay Men Lesbian Queer -
Director
Marcelo Caetano -
Writer
Marcelo Caetano, Gabriel Domingues -
Cast
João Pedro Mariano Ricardo Teodoro Ana Flavia Cavalcanti Bruna Linzmeyer Luiz Bertazzo -
Producer
Beto Tibiriçá Ivan Melo Marcelo Caetano -
Company Credits
Courtesy of: Palace Films -
Program Strand
Narrative Feature -
Blurb Writer
Andrew Wilkie
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