{"id":2298607,"date":"2026-02-25T01:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2298607"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:31:14","slug":"gugus-world-review-a-radiant-queer-coming-of-age-charmer-from-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gugus-world-review-a-radiant-queer-coming-of-age-charmer-from-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gugu\u2019s World\u2019 Review: A Radiant Queer Coming-of-Age Charmer From Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">The Brazilian film \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11826250\/\">Gugu\u2019s World<\/a>\u201d starts quite literally true to its title by showing the audience its lead character\u2019s room, full of everything he loves. Director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4381250\/\">Allan Deberton<\/a> crams much story and characterization in those opening frames. From <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm13229174\/\">Gugu<\/a>\u2019s soccer trophies to his colorful wardrobe to the glitter on his face, this 11-year-old is revealed fully and economically. A complete portrait in mere minutes. He\u2019s shown dancing around and even wearing a cape. An endearing character to fall in love with instantly, thus setting up this charming film.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt11826250\/\">Gugu\u2019s World<\/a>,\u201d which won the jury prize for the Generation section at the Berlinale, is a generous character study of a queer pre-teen. Gugu (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm17624832\/\">Yuri Gomes<\/a>) lives with his grandmother Dilma (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0673221\/\">Teca Pereira<\/a>), in a small house near the Ara\u00fajo Lima reservoir. Their bond is strong as he lost his mother, Dilma\u2019s daughter, when he was very young.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brazilian film \u201cGugu\u2019s World\u201d starts quite literally true to its title by showing the audience its lead character\u2019s room, full of everything he loves. Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames. 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