Tereza, 77, has lived her whole life in a small industrialised town in the Amazon, until one day she receives an official government order to relocate to a senior housing colony. The colony is an isolated area where the elderly are brought to “enjoy” their final years, freeing the younger generation to focus fully on productivity and growth. Tereza refuses to accept this imposed fate. Instead, she embarks on a transformative journey through the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon to fulfil one last wish before her freedom is taken away – a decision that will change her destiny forever.
Gabriel Mascaro
Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films Neon Bull (Venice, 2015), Divine Love (Sundance, Berlinale Panorama 2019) and August Winds (Locarno, 2014). His films have garnered over 50 international awards. In 2016, Mascaro had a retrospective at the Lincoln Center in New York. The Blue Trail, his latest film, premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival 2025, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.