A natureza das coisas invisíveis

The Nature of Invisible Things | Das Wesen unsichtbarer Dinge

Generation Kplus 2025

It is the summer holidays and ten-year-old Gloria accompanies her mother Antônia, a nurse, to her work in a hospital. Gloria is already familiar with the place and often explores it alone. One day, she meets Sofia, also ten, who is there because of her grandmother: Bisa Francisca, a spiritual healer suffering from Alzheimer’s, is in the hospital following an accident at home. Sofia and her mother Simone disagree about what to do next with Bisa. Simone insists that she should stay in the hospital for now; Sofia longs to return her grandmother to the family’s home in the countryside. While Gloria and Sofia dream of leaving the hospital, their mothers – both single parents – form a bond of trust and mutual support. The cycle of death and rebirth has deep meaning for Gloria, Sofia, Antônia and Simone. When Bisa’s departure is imminent, Antônia takes charge of her palliative care. In the countryside, they find a community waiting for Bisa, ready to pray for wandering souls so they can move on.

by Rafaela Camelo (Director, Screenplay)
with Laura Brandão, Serena, Larissa Mauro, Camila Márdila, Aline Marta Maia Brazil / Chile 2025 Portuguese 90' Colour World premiere | Debut film recommendation: 8 years and up

With

Laura Brandão (Gloria)
Serena (Sofia)
Larissa Mauro (Antônia)
Camila Márdila (Simone)
Aline Marta Maia (Bisa Francisca)

Crew

Director	Rafaela Camelo
Screenplay	Rafaela Camelo
Cinematography	Francisca Sáez Agurto
Editing	Marina Kosa, Rafaela Camelo
Music	Alekos Vuskovic
Sound Design	Lucas Coelho
Production Design	Sarah Noda
Casting	Guilherme Angelim, Nathalie Amaral, Daniela Vasconcelos
Producer	Daniela Marinho
Executive Producers	Heloísa Schons, Juliana Melo, Isabella Jacob Pinto, Daniela Marinho, Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, Fred Burle
Co-Producers	Rebeca Gutiérrez Campos, Otavio Chamorro, Rafaela Camelo

World Sales

The Open Reel

Produced by

Moveo Filmes

Pinda Producciones

Apoteótica Cinematográfica

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Rafaela Camelo

The director and screenwriter was born in Brazil in 1985. Her short film Desires of the Flesh premiered at the 2019 Sundance Festival. The Beads, which she co-directed with Emanuel Lavor, screened in the 2023 Berlinale Shorts. A natureza das coisas invisíveis is her debut feature film.

Filmography

2011 A arte de andar pelas ruas de Brasília (The Art of Walking Through the Streets); short film 2019 O mistério da carne (Desires of the Flesh); short film 2023 As miçangas (The Beads); short film, co-director: Emanuel Lavor 2025 A natureza das coisas invisíveis (The Nature of Invisible Things)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025