SYNOPSIS

Rio de Janeiro, 2016. The hottest summer in history. The city is preparing for the Olympic Games. Ana, a 32-year-old public defender, works in the defense of a community threatened with removal by the works of the Olympic Park. Meanwhile, she’s been noticing purple fungus-like spots on her body. Strange things begin to happen in the city as well as in Ana’s body. The temperature rises, creating a humid and suffocating atmosphere. The sultriness accumulates before giving way to heavy rain.

DIRECTOR'S BIOGRAPHY

Marina Meliande was born in 1980 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Marina is both a director and editor. She studied at the University Federal Fluminense and at Studio National de Arts Contemporains – Le Fresnoy, in France. She co-directed with Felipe Brangaça the short films Waterbound and His Name (the clown) and the feature trilogy Heart on Fire including The Scape of the Monkey Woman, selected to Locarno Film Festival 2009; The Joy, World Premiere at Director’s Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2010; Neverquiet (film of wonders), collective film, selected at Rotterdam Film Festival 2011. At Le Fresnoy Marina has made two video installations: Lettres au Vieux Monde and L’Image qui Reste Image. As an editor, she worked on more than 40 films including Swirl and Found Memories. She is currently working on her first solo film, Sultry, which has been supported by Cinefondation’s Residence.