Short film

Léo

2019 · 14 min

A quiet, emotionally charged short that lingers on the ache of an abandoned child facing a fragile parent.

Directed by: Wemelly Reis
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Apolo Pinheiro, Gustavo Canovas, Julia Foti

Overview: Léo finds out that his father, who left him eight years before, is weak and wants to see him.

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Directed by: Wemelly Reis
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Apolo Pinheiro, Gustavo Canovas, Julia Foti

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
healing
parenthood
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Wemelly Reis
Written by: Wemelly Reis
Starring: Apolo Pinheiro, Gustavo Canovas, Julia Foti, Bráulio Ferraz, Mariana Braga
Cinematography: Almir Júnior
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese

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