Swirl

9 10
2010
88min

Portuguese

English

Country: Germany Spain Brazil

Original Title: Girimunho

As Bastú mourns her late husband in the quiet hinterlands of Minas Gerais, she finds solace not in tears but in routine, remembrance, and the joyful drumming of her granddaughter Mary.

Portuguese
English
Country: Germany Spain Brazil
Original Title: Girimunho

AWARDS: Interfilm Award. Venice Film Festival/ Emerging Directors Award. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Film Festival/ Special Jury Award. International New Latin American Film Festival in Havana/ Best Young Jury Film. Festival des 3 Continents/ Special Mention Feisal. Mar del Plata Festival/ Best Fiction Film. Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival/ Special Jury Award. Cinema Look - Curitiba International Festival/ Guimarães Rosa Award. Montes Claros Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Venice International Film Festival / Toronto International Film Festival / Festival de San Sebastian / Rio Festival / FicValdivia / São Paulo International Film Festival / International Cinema Festival of Recife / Paraty International Film Festival / International Film Festival of Mar del Plata / Barcelona Independent Film Festival (L'Alternativa) / Festival des 3 Continents / Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano / Ibero American Images - MoMA / Dubai International Film Festival / Tiradentes Film Festival / International Film Festival of Rotterdam / Meeting of the American Cinema of Toulouse / Istanbul Film Festival / International Film Festival of Minneapolis-Saint Paul / International Film Festival of Panama / Montes Claros Film Festival / Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival / Edinburgh Film Festival / Munich International Film Festival / Jerusalem Film Festival / Flying Broom International Women’s Film Festival / Festival Cine Música de Conservatória / FIM - Image-Movement Festival / Locarno Festival

Swirl - Drums, dreams, and the strength of memory

After the passing of her beloved husband Feliciano, Bastú doesn’t retreat into sorrow. Instead, she navigates her days anchored by the small rituals of life and the echoes of her past.

The dreams she allows herself and the stories carried by her grandchildren open new doors, gently transforming her solitude into resilience. Mary, holding a drum filled with ancestral joy, brings the pulse of the world into Bastú’s home, linking generations through music, memory, and cultural pride.