Short film

Feijoada Completa

2012 · 20 min

A tense, quietly funny domestic pressure cooker where a wife's silent rebellion simmers under the ordinary rituals of a Saturday lunch.

Overview: On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lunch. The dish of the day is feijoada. This film is an adaptation of the short story "Feijoada Completa" by Luis Fernando Verissimo, in turn inspired by the homonymous Chico Buarque' song.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, identity, family, gender
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
identity
family
gender
freedom
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild