Brazil’s boutique films, of which the 2016 “3%” series was the first major non -English -speaking international escape from Netflix, which is associated with the production of “O Pisterio do Cinco Estrelas” with the UKBAR films in Portugal (“Silent Cargo”) and director Diego Freitas.
Adapting “O Pisterio do Cinco Estrelas” by Brazilian writer Marco Rey is murder in a luxury hotel.
Announced on the first day of the Brazil RIO2C where the founder-producer of Boutique Filmes, Tiago Melles, will serve as mentor on May 28, “o Pisterio do Cinco Estrelas” marks the second of the two boutique films announced in the space of two days. On Tuesday, the store unveiled “O Genoi do Crime”, a co -production with Globo Films which follows the adventures of Gordo’s Gang, a group of children who decide to investigate a criminal brain to forge albums of stickers in the World Cup. Paris Films is expected to go out in Brazil.
The first to embark on production and the first boutique producer, “The crime genius” will take place from July, turning to Sao Paulo. “The mystery of the five stars” is planned for the first shooting of 2026.
In “Misterio”, Leo, a young Bellboy with the luxurious Emperor Park Hotel, stumbles on a corpse of the Chamber 222. When no one believes his history, he decides to investigate the crime himself. Accused of being the murderer, he must go on flight to prove his innocence.
History underlines social equality, said Mello. “Leo comes from a humble environment, serving the ultra-rich Brazilian society, the police authorities treat the rich and the poor differently in Brazil,” he said.
“Sterio” and “Denenio” adapt the main Brazilian literary IP. Published in 1981, “Misterio” represents a makeover on the big screen of one of Rey’s most emblematic novels, in a year that marks the centenary of his birth, the book having just been reissued by the world editor, with an illustration by Ali Abreu nominated by Oscar (the boy and the world “).
Another classic, “o Denenio do Crime”, by João Carlos Marinho, sold more than a million copies and experienced 60 editions. “O Éreno d Crime” is “a pages of a book, a novel that has proven remarkable for the generations and generations of Brazilians. It is a dream that has come true to be in charge of this production with partners such as Globo Filmes and Paris Films, “said Tello, noting Boutique aims to make a film” which combines Adventure, Humor and an age story “.
They both register the best creative talents. Freitas made two of the greatest recent films in Netflix, “Beyond the Universe” and “Burning Betrayal”. “O GENIENIO D CRIME” will be led by LIBE BINDER, artistic director of “Aruanas” and Director of Globoplay “Living On A Razor’s Edge”, selected for the selections of the Berlinale market from last year and a principal director on Globoplay / AfroRegga Audiovisual SMASH HIT “Dissidect Archangel”. Pedro Perazzo (“Freitas Brothers”) wrote “Mernerio”, Ana Reber (“Beyond the Universe”) writes “Denonio”.
“Misterio” targets an audience of Ya, said that Mello describing it as a kind of Brazilian “Goonies”, while “Denenio” is made for children and the family at a time when such films emerge as one of the strongest international bets for non -English -speaking films.
The two titles also received funding from international proac co -production. An incentive initiative supported by the state of São Paulo up to 400 million R $ ($ 70.8 million) per year and part of its audiovisual industry development plan which aims, among other things, help to create international co -productions on a larger scale. “O Geno of Crime”, for example, will use the same production designer, Thales Junqueira, as the double winner of Kleber Mendonça “The Secret Agent”.
“We could not have financed these titles without São Paulo State aid,” said Mello.
Boutique Filmes enters film production after Brazilian films won prizes in Berlin (“The Blue Trail”) and at the Cannes (“The Secret Agent”) and Academy Awards (“I am still here”). In 2024, a presidential decree established exhibition quotas for Brazilian films, encouraging exhibitors to keep local successes in cinema cinemas. .
“I have been working in series for 20 years now. Entering the production of theatrical films can be interesting in personal and corporate level, catching Brazilian cinema and theatrical distribution in Brazil at an incredible time, which makes long -term films very interesting and allowing a company to keep the IP,” Variety, Adding that films are “important to form an audience in Brazil for national content”.
The shop will start talking with sales agents once the films are in production, he added. “O Geno of Crime” will be published next year before the 2026 FIFA FIFA World Cup.
