SYNOPSIS

Suellen, a toll booth attendant, realizes she can use her job to raise some extra money illegally. But this is only for a so-called noble cause: to send her son to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest.

Original Title: Pedágio Countries: Brazil, Portugal Year: 2023 Ratio: 1,66:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 101 min Language: Portuguese

BIOGRAPHY

Carolina is a screenwriter and director based in São Paulo - Brazil. She has written and directed two features films and six short films selected to around 400 festivals such as Cannes, Locarno, Toronto, SXSW and San Sebastián and has won over 100 awards.

Filmography

Toll - 2023

Charcoal - 2022

Spit - Short Film - 2019

The Orphan - Short Film - 2018

Long Distance Relationship - Short Film - 2017

Postponed - Short Film - 2016

Tatuapé Mahal Tower - Short Film - 2014

CREW

Director and Screenwriter: Carolina Markowicz DOP: Luis Armando Arteaga Art Director: Vicente Saldanha Editors: Lautaro Colace, Ricardo Saraiva Costume Design: Marcia Nascimento Sound: André Bellentani, Filipe Derado Production: Bianca Villar, Fernando Fraiha, Karen Castanho, Carolina Markowicz (Biônica Filmes) Coproduction: Luís Urbano (O Som e a Fúria) World Sales: Luxbox

CAST

Maeve Jinkings, Kauan Alvarenga, Thomás Aquino, Aline Marta Maia, Isac Graça

FESTIVALS

Toronto International Film Festival - Centrepiece - 2023

San Sebastián International Film Festival - Horizontes Latinos - 2023

Vancouver International Film Festival - Panorama - 2023

Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Première Brasil: Feature Film Competition Fiction - Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Art Direction - 2023

São Paulo International Film Festival - Brazil Showcase - 2023

Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux - International Feature Film Competition - Special Mention - 2023

Rome Film Fest - Progressive Cinema - Best Film - 2023

Leiden International Film Festival - Emerging: Selections - 2023

Stockholm International Film Festival - Stockholm Competition - Best Actress, Best Actor - 2023

Leeds International Film Festival - Feature Film Competition - Best Film - 2023

Festival de Huelva de Cine Iberoamericano - Sismos - 2023

Marrakech International Film Festival - Competition - 2023

International Film Festival of India, Goa - Cinema of the World - 2023

Pune International Film Festival - World Competition - 2024

Black Movie Film Festival - Prix de la Critique - Special Mention - 2024

Ostend Film Festival - SOON!-Competition - Best Film - 2024

Punta del Este International Film Festival - Iberoamerican Fiction Competition - Best Film - 2024

Luxembourg City Film Festival - Official Competition - Special Mention - 2024

Cine Latino Bergen - Fiction - 2024

SXSW - Festival Favorites - 2024

BFI Flare - Minds - 2024

Movies that Matter - Main Competition - 2024

Miami Film Festival - 2024

Kinolatino - Competition - 2024

Outshine Film Festival - 2024

Milwaukee Film Festival - 2024

Cleveland International Film Festival - Competition - 2024

Sydney Film Festival - 2024

Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara - Iberoamerican Fiction Feature film, Maguey Award - Best Iberoamerican Film, Maguey Award for Best Film, Best Actress - 2024

Brazilian Academy of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts Awards - Prêmio Grande Otelo - Best Feature Film Best Director - Best Original Screenplay

FILMFEST MUNICH - 2024

LLAMALE H - Best Fiction Film - 2024

CINEMAISSI - 2024

carolina markowicz

Writer-Director, Producer