(A Alegria)
Directed by Felipe Braganca and Marina Meliande
Brazil, 106 minutes, 2010
In Portuguese with English subtitles

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Synopsis:

THE JOY is a fairy tale about youth and courage. THE JOY tells the story of 16-year old Luiza, who is tired of hearing about the end of the world. On Christmas Eve, her cousin João is shot in a poor neighborhood and disappears in the middle of the night. A few weeks later, while alone in her apartment in a middle class neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Luiza finds a mysterious guest waiting for her in the living room: João, as a ghost, asking her to be hidden there.

Festivals:

World Premiere- Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes Film Festival 2010