A Stem

In this puzzling story about the force of nature,ambitious teacher Clarisse lives a quiet, tidylife with her husband and son in a spaciousapartment in São Paolo. One day, she discoversa small leaf growing out of her right arm. Shepulls it out, but it keeps coming back. Soon, evenmore disturbing signs materialize. Somethingis aggressively taking over Clarisse’s body, andshe wants to escape her transformation.Performed with strong presence, Clarisse’sgrowing panic is seen through painfullyrealistic photography that gets closer withevery scene.

Premiere Status
Nordic Premiere: Orig. title
Um ramo: Cast
Helena Albergaria, Marat Descartes, Ney Piacentini: Producer
Sara Silveira, Tita Tessler: Script
Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra: Cinematography
Juliana Rojas, Marco Dutra: Music
Matheus Rocha: Spoken language
Portuguese