Cacaya
2017, 80 minutes
A young Brazilian woman in New York City ends her tumultuous relationship with an American man, and then discovers she is carrying his child. The couple's struggle to interact during the pregnancy and to deal with the situation increases the tension betwe
Cacaya is the region in the Amazon, which once had water, but where nothing now grows during the drought period. Based on a true story, intersected with references to Heinrich von Kleist's 1808 play Penthesi/ea and myths from various indigenous tribes of the Amazon, Cacaya tells the story of a young Brazilian woman in New York City, who ends her tumultuous relationship with an American man, and then discovers she is carrying his child. The couple's struggle to interact during the pregnancy, and to deal with the situation, increases the tension between them.