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In a small studio we unveil the nature of the creative process of João Gabriel, a young promise of Portuguese contemporary painting. A work marked by the presence of the male figure and the sexuality of pornographic films from the 70's and 80's. Transgressing the boundaries of pleasure and navigating through new experiences of desire, in a joyful rebellion where João Gabriel’s paintings invite us to delve in.
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It is winter and Jonah, a Brazilian immigrant, divides his time between working in a factory producing electric motors and car parts during the day and occasional sexual encounters with other men in his car at night. Little by little, monotony and uncertainty settle in, both in work and in encounters. What will be the end point for Jonah? What is the reason for this grey weather and the weight of the car, like an iron crust creeping through the night?

Seven years ago, Zaid went to war against the Copenhagen underworld to avenge his dead brother. His identity as a respected doctor of cardiology and life as a family man is but a fading dream, and in prison Zaid suffers the loss of his son Noah, whom he barely knows. When a police agent approaches Zaid and offers him a deal to be released in exchange for infiltrating the Copenhagen underworld, he sees his chance to reclaim the remnants of the family life he left behind. But everything has a price, and Zaid realizes that he has now seriously endangered his son's life. After all, once you become part of the underworld, is there any way out?