Chosen by the Brazilian Academy of Cinema to compete for Best International Film at the 2025 Oscars.
Fernanda Montenegro and Walter Salles first collaboration 26 years since the release of Central Station (1998), where Montenegro was nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars. Fernanda Torres and Salles previously collaborated on Terra Estrangeira (1995) and Midnight (1998).
Cid Moreira can be heard in the news on TV during a scene. The voiceover actually doesn't come from archive footage, it was recorded in 2023 specifically for the movie.
Director Walter Salles' first narrative feature in 12 years. His previous feature film was On the Road (2012).
Fernanda Montenegro plays Eunice Paiva, and Fernanda Torres takes on the role of her younger self. In real life, Montenegro is Torres' mother.