Gugu's World

Feito Pipa

Director: Allan Deberton
Country: Brazil

2026 | 93 min. | Portuguese
Subtitles: German
FSK 12
Age recommendation: 12-16

Cast_ Yuri Gomes, Teca Pereira, Lázaro Ramos, Carlos Francisco, Georgina Castro Screenplay_ André Araújo Camera_ Luciana Baseggio, Daniel Donato Producer_ Karen Castanho, Bianca Villar, Fernando Fraiha, Allan Deberton Rights_ m-appeal

Gugu loves football. And jewelry and make-up – and his grandmother. When she falls ill and can no longer take care of him, his world is thrown out of balance.

Gugu is almost twelve and dreams of becoming a football player. He lives with his lively and loving grandmother. With her, Gugu can be completely himself: wearing make-up, dancing, being free. The boys who bully him at school are far away here. When his grandmother develops dementia, the life Gugu has known risks to disappear. He has to move in with his father, who does not want to accept him as he is. Gugu, however, isn’t about to give up his old life without a fight. – With plenty of good humor, ›Gugu’s World‹ paints a colorful portrait of a wonderfully idiosyncratic, yet also fragile world.

Allan Deberton studied film at Fluminense Federal University. Since then, the Brazilian director’s films have screened at countless film festivals and have already received more than 70 awards. The 44-year-old’s debut feature, ›Pacarrete‹ (2019), was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Gugu loves football. And jewelry and make-up – and his grandmother. When she falls ill and can no longer take care of him, his world is thrown out of balance.

Gugu is almost twelve and dreams of becoming a football player. He lives with his lively and loving grandmother. With her, Gugu can be completely himself: wearing make-up, dancing, being free. The boys who bully him at school are far away here. When his grandmother develops dementia, the life Gugu has known risks to disappear. He has to move in with his father, who does not want to accept him as he is. Gugu, however, isn’t about to give up his old life without a fight. – With plenty of good humor, ›Gugu’s World‹ paints a colorful portrait of a wonderfully idiosyncratic, yet also fragile world.

Allan Deberton studied film at Fluminense Federal University. Since then, the Brazilian director’s films have screened at countless film festivals and have already received more than 70 awards. The 44-year-old’s debut feature, ›Pacarrete‹ (2019), was nominated for a Golden Globe.

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Allan Deberton studierte Filmwissenschaft an der Fluminense Federal University. Seitdem laufen die Filme des brasilianischen Regisseurs auf unzähligen Filmfestivals und wurden bereits mit über 70 Preisen ausgezeichnet. Das Langfilmdebüt des 44-Jährigen, ›Pacarrete‹ von 2024, war für den Golden Globe Award nominiert.

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