Cidade; Campo

2024 Berlin Film Festival Best Director Award.

- Hello. - Hello.

Excuse me, I was looking for this place.

Hello.

Does Tânia live here?

Are you Jaime?

I only knew you from baby photos!

I'm Joana, your grandmother's sister.

Chubby, who's that?

I watched it all on TV.

They showed live aerial footage.

At first, I didn't realize all that mud was my father's farm.

Then, I recognized pieces of the house in the rubble.

The green walls...

I thought you were dead.

Everything happened so fast.

José, who worked at the farm on the hill...

...came running down, screaming that the dam had collapsed.

"Run! Run! The dam burst!"

Then, I saw that giant wave in the distance...

...rolling down as if in slow motion.

The mud took everything, Tânia.

From the mine here to the river bend.

My crops...

My neighbors' crops...

Our home...

Our cattle...

All the animals...

The farms...

Even that big guest house in the valley...

Nothing is left.

Nothing.

Most of those who didn't die fled somewhere.

The few who stayed can't leave their homes and can't sleep at night.

They're afraid the dam will burst again.

It's turned into a ghost town.

Did the people there turn into ghosts too?

Just a figure of speech.

I'll fix it properly tonight.

This is so you can get some rest.

I work until eight in the evening.

I left directions on the table in case you need to go out.

Ask anyone you want, everyone around here knows me.

Got it, thanks.

- Make yourself at home. - Thanks.

- See you later. - Take care.

- Haven't you showered yet, Jaime? - I'll do it later.

Your grandmother said to shower after dinner.

- You're ruining the vegetables. - I'm not ruining them.

I'm weeding the garden.

Do you see these little weeds?

They're preventing the collard greens from growing.

They're stealing their water.

Come have a look.

- Smell this. - It smells weird.

Nice, right?

Rosemary.

A type of spice.

Look.

Collard greens.

Pereskia aculeata.

Mint.

Chives.

They're all edible plants.

Do you want to help?

Let me show you.

I'll sprinkle the seeds here...

You just cover them with soil.

Like this!

Very good.

That's it.

- Now it's shower time, right? - Leave me alone!

Don't complain if you get the creeping hookworms then.

To what?

To the creeping hookworms.

Haven't you ever heard of them?

It's a terrible bug!

It's transmitted from soil where cats or dogs roam.

It's found in their feces.

That's why you have to wash with plenty of soap so the bug doesn't get on your skin.

Otherwise... the thought is terrifying!

You're lying.

You can ask your grandmother, she knows too.

A cousin of ours caught it, poor thing.

It got that name because it eats your skin.

It crawls under your body, leaving hook-shaped marks.

Exactly.

At night in bed, you can even feel it eating you from the inside.

Our cousin's body was covered in bright red marks.

She looked so bad... I mean, she couldn't even leave her room, that's how bad it was.

She had to get a bunch of shots to recover.

It doesn't itch, does it?

It could be a hookworm already starting to dig.

- Aren't you getting compensation? - Well... we're working on it.

The group's lawyer says it will take time.

Maybe more than a year.

Mom, you're drunk, lol!

Don't worry, I'll go look for work tomorrow.

- I'll help with the bills. - It's not about that!

You can stay as long as you like.

We always have an extra plate for someone.

If Joana is asleep when you get back, wake her up.

Your aunt can't sleep all day.

- Okay? - Yeah...

"Yeah..." Try to be helpful, Chubby.

She's a strange person.

When I woke up yesterday, she was talking to herself.

When I looked at her bed, she was crying in her sleep.

I got scared.

After a while, she stopped crying.

She's been through a lot, Jaime.

She lost everything.

Can you wrap your head around that?

We have to be patient.

We have to help her rebuild her life.

Soon she'll feel better and move on.

Have fun at school.

Joana...

I found you a job.

It's an app.

Something like Uber, but for cleaners.

If you're available and close to the location, you can take the job.

But my phone is broken.

I'll help you. You can use mine.

Come on, smile now.

- Are there people who are happy cleaning windows? - Trust me.

Okay.

All right?

Yes. You'll just verify your account and start receiving calls.

- Ugh... - Don't worry, I'll help you.

So... shall we say 10%?

Aren't you lending it?

Come on...

Save me from here.

I'm going to fall asleep.

How conceited.

She thinks she's superior.

Who is she? Some kind of auditor?

That's it, girls.

You understand, right? Good references, responsibility...

...honesty and...

Common sense.

You're your own boss.

The more positive reviews you get, the faster you move up a level.

Just like Debora. Exactly.

Debora promoted to Gold this month.

Congratulations, Debora!

Do it like this. This is how we clap at Diarex.

Like that! Very good.

Debora will now distribute the sanitized cleaning kits.

And you will give her the properly signed agreement.

Don't rush.

Come on ladies, because you are as big as your "dreams."

Hello?

Good morning.

My God, I'm sorry!

I must have gotten the address wrong, and it's my first day on the job too.

I didn't think you were coming.

Here.

You're lucky.

They requested a deep clean.

It pays better and it's a two-person job.

- Shut up! - "Shut up!"

Sit here.

Excuse me.

- Do you want some? - What is it?

Rice, beans, cassava puree, and collard greens.

Looks good.

The collard greens are from my own garden.

I mean, from my sister's garden. I'm staying at her house.

Why? Where were you living before?

In that...

Have you heard of the dam that burst in Minas Gerais and swallowed the whole town?

Yes, I saw it on TV.

- Yes... I was living there too. - No way...

Were you growing those vegetables to make a living?

Yes...

And much more.

Cassava, beans, collard greens...

Didn't you get any compensation?

Not yet.

Bastards.

Get it.

Hi, girls!

- What's up, Toledo? - Hi.

Ugh, I'm exhausted.

It took so long!

I got a premium call, honey. That came as a bonus too.

- How are you? - I'm fine.

Don't you remember her?

The auditor who talks.

Sit down.

Excuse me.

This area is a gold mine. Lots of work coming in.

There are many apartment and office buildings.

You'll see.

Doesn't the bar owner mind you waiting here?

He doesn't mind, he actually likes it.

No one enters an empty shop.

Besides, our uniforms match the decor.