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Render Unto Caesar

A fiction short about a 60-year-old farmer who decides to retire and reinvent his life, running into his peers' prejudice and turmoil within his marriage. Directed by Marcos Oliveira, it is a Pupilo + Rachadura Visual co-production awarded the Prêmio Catarinense de Cinema.

About the project

Render Unto Caesar follows a sixty-year-old farmer who, on deciding to retire and reinvent his own life, faces the prejudice of his peers and turbulence within his marriage. Between the desire for change and the weight of what society expects of him, César must find his balance.

Shot in inland Santa Catarina, the short is a co-production of Pupilo with Rachadura Visual, awarded the Prêmio Catarinense de Cinema (Inédito). Written by Felipe Ferreira de Jesus and directed by Marcos Oliveira, it premiered at the Teatro Alfredo Sigwalt, in Joaçaba — another step for the company in auteur fiction cinema of southern Brazil.

Schedule

Estreia · 2025 Teatro Alfredo Sigwalt · Joaçaba (SC)
Estreia de “O que é de César”

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