La Ursa Cinematográfica Ltda

On Christmas Eve, two women engage in a conversation in a boat, as it glides over the waters of a dark, cold pond. An unexpected event will leave its mark at the end of this crossing. Based on a short story by Lygia Fagundes Telles.

In 1695, a family of slaves organize a rebellion to flee in search of the utopian Quilombo dos Palmares following a call from the spiritual helm. The group travels a risky path to find the quilombo at the height of a great war. But the war is not the end.

Habito tells the story of a poor, fat black man in pursuit of his dream of being a filmmaker, facing academic and personal challenges after his mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. A narrative that intertwines life, family and cinema, exploring the roots of Alagoas and Bahia.

Something unsuspected brings these people together. And now they are reunited.