Tinta Bruta
Hard Paint

Shico Menegat, Bruno Fernandes
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
© Avante Filmes

Shico Menegat
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
© Avante Filmes

Shico Menegat
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
© Avante Filmes

Bruno Fernandes
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
© Avante Filmes

Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
© Avante Filmes

Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint by Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
BRA 2018, Panorama
As with all of the previous films by directing duo Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon, we find ourselves again in Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, where we encounter young queers in search of intimacy, community and security. The elegantly interwoven virtual images and protagonists’ stories may take us away from the real world, yet in actuality we remain in an increasingly homophobic Brazilian society to whose misfits this sensitive, affectionate portrait in three acts is dedicated.
With
- Shico Menegat (Pedro)
- Bruno Fernandes (Leo)
- Guega Peixoto (Luiza)
- Sandra Dani (Grandma)
- Frederico Vasques (Beto)
- Denis Gosh (Igor)
- Camila Falcão (Paula)
- Áurea Baptista (Judge)
- Larissa Sanguiné (Neighbor)
- Zé Adão Barbosa (Sérgio)
Crew
Written and Directed by | Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon |
Cinematography | Glauco Firpo |
Editing | Germano de Oliveira |
Music | Felipe Puperi |
Sound Design | Tiago Bello, Marcos Lopes |
Sound | Marcos Lopes |
Production Design | Manuela Falcão |
Costumes | Maíra Flores |
Make-Up | Juliane Senna |
Casting | Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon |
Assistant Director | Daniela Strack |
Production Manager | Alice Castiel |
Executive Producer | Jessica Luz |
Co-Production | Besouro Filmes Porto Alegre |
Producers | Filipe Matzembacher, Jessica Luz, Marcio Reolon |
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Produced by
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Shico Menegat, Marcio Reolon, Filipe Matzembacher
The leading actor and the directors with the trophy.
Tinta Bruta | Hard Paint · Panorama · Teddy Award · Feb 23, 2018
Marcio Reolon

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1984. Alongside his collaboration as a co-director with Filipe Matzembacher, he also works as an actor.
Filmography (selection)
2012 Um Diálogo de Ballet (A Ballet Dialogue); short film, co-director: Filipe Matzembacher 2015 Beira-Mar; co-director: Filipe Matzembacher 2016 O Ninho (The Nest); TV mini series, co-director: Filipe Matzembacher · O último dia antes de zanzibar; short film, co-director: Filipe Matzembacher 2018 Tinta bruta (Hard Paint); co-director: Filipe Matzembacher 2025 Ato noturno (Night Stage); co-director: Filipe Matzembacher
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025
Filipe Matzembacher

Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1988, he works as a co-director with Marcio Reolon. Their debut feature film Beira-Mar premiered in the 2015 Forum. Their second, Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint), screened in the 2018 Panorama where it won the TEDDY Award and the CICAE Art Cinema Award before going on to be the top winner at the Rio Film Festival with four awards including Best Film and Best Screenplay. Matzembacher and Reolon also direct music videos and television productions including the mini-series O Ninho (The Nest), which was presented in a panel at Berlinale Talents.
Filmography (selection)
2012 Um Diálogo de Ballet (A Ballet Dialogue); short film, co-director: Marcio Reolon · Um diálogo de ballet; short film, co-director: Marcio Reolon 2013 Quarto Vazio (Empty Room); short film 2015 Beira-Mar; co-director: Marcio Reolon 2016 O Ninho (The Nest); TV mini series, co-director: Marcio Reolon · O último dia antes de zanzibar; short film, co-director: Marcio Reolon 2018 Tinta Bruta (Hard Paint); co-director: Marcio Reolon 2025 Ato noturno (Night Stage); co-director: Marcio Reolon
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025