A boy disappears in a rural Brazilian community and all fingers point to a stranger in town in Carlos Hugo Christensen’s extraordinary magical realist drama.

To the horror of the locals of a small rural Brazilian community, handsome engineer Jose (Ênio Gonçalves), an accused child murderer, is back in town and on trial following the disappearance of teenager Zeca (Luiz Fernando Ianelli). As homophobic lies and accusations fly, we gradually learn more about the man and the boy, and the latter’s extraordinary connection to the strong winds that blow through the town.

A plot synopsis of The Boy and the Wind cannot do justice to what follows, with incredible set pieces and an appropriately dramatic conclusion. The film remains an outstanding, magical realist depiction of queerness that still fascinates today.