The Guardian

The Guardian 2025 Directed by Eduardo Tosta Guardião

A boy and his grandpa must face the life-changing consequences of a skirt.

After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.

Country Brazil

Production Country Brazil

Language Portuguese

Spoken Language Portuguese

Gneres Drama , Family , Fantasy

Production Company Camaleoa Filmes

Budget $50,000

Release Date 1 May 2025

15 mins