Short film

Buscapé

2022 · 14 min

A tense, grounded reunion in a sprawling city, carrying the weight of old bonds and hard streets.

Overview: With executive production by Fernando Meirelles and direction by Fred Luz, actors Alexandre Rodrigues and Edson Oliveira are Buscapé and Barbantinho, two friends who meet again in today's City of God: bigger, more diverse and connected.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, crime, survival, identity
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Buscapé

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Buscapé, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
crime
survival
identity
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Genres: action
Directed by: Fred Luz
Written by: Paulo Lins, Thais Fujinaga
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues, Edson Oliveira, Carol Dall Farra, Dudu Neves, Khalifa Idd
Music: Antonio Pinto
Cinematography: Rodrigo Carvalho
Runtime: 14 min
Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese