Hard Paint

2019 1h 58m PT

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 35

Drama

Synopsis

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Pedro earns a living in chat rooms. He transforms himself into NeonBoy in front of the webcam. Slowly, this young man dips his fingers into pots of coloured paint and glides them across his naked body. But things change when Pedro notices that somebody is imitating his performances. He agrees to go on a date with his mysterious rival. This rendezvous will have far-reaching consequences.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shi Menegat
Pedro
Bruno Fernandes
Leo
Guega Peixoto
Luiza
Sandra Dani
Avó
Frederico Vasques
Beto
Denis Gosch
Igor
Camila Falcão
Paula
Kaya Rodrigues
Ana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcio Reolon
Writers: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marcio Reolon, shot by Glauco Firpo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Felipe Puperi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Germano de Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shi Menegat and Bruno Fernandes and Guega Peixoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7925066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcio Reolon directs. Glauco Firpo behind the camera. Felipe Puperi scores. Germano de Oliveira cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Marcio Reolon, shot by Glauco Firpo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Felipe Puperi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Germano de Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shi Menegat and Bruno Fernandes and Guega Peixoto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt7925066 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 32 themes, including "affectation", "taunting", "angry", "detached".

The technical file

Cinematography: Glauco Firpo
Original score: Felipe Puperi
Editing: Germano de Oliveira
Production design: Manuela Falcão
Costume design: Maíra Flores
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: PT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Hard Paint (2019)

Awards

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CinemaSerf2026-05-27
★ 7/10
Though this is set in southern Brazil, it could just as readily be located anywhere in the world where generations of young people experience most of their social activity via the internet. "Pedro" (Shico Menegat) is one such lad who makes quite a decent living by cavorting around on camera for the benefit of the paying punters whilst provocatively smearing his body with neon paints. He isn't averse to the odd private dance - just ask "Married Voyeur", but it's a real encounter that might just change things for this reclusive young man. "Leo" (Bruno Fernandes) is an aspiring dancer who is soon sharing his now raunchier videos and also his bed. The problem for "Pedro" is that he has some fairly tragic baggage that is about to see him going to court and that might well be impeding his abilities to trust his new friend. Though there is something quite glacial about the pace, here, that does quite effectively allow Menegat to take his time in depicting a lonely young man whose social skills aren't so much lost as were never there in the first place. He craves something intangible and his search for that is leading him into various emotional cul-de-sacs and even the occasionally perilous scenario, but all he seems to be capable of is exposing his soft psychological underbelly. "Pedro" doesn't sell his body for sex, but he does use it as a surrogate for affection and that is conveyed quite poignantly here as we see a man wrestle with his desires and his fears - and all without the merest hint of any rose tinted glasses or happy endings set amidst some artistic visuals.

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