I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival

I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival

I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival

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I Built a Rocket Imagining Your Arrival

2026

1h 32m

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Science Fiction

Overview

Fifty-something Rosa, lying in an MRI scanner, is prompted to summon a happy memory. She plunges into a meandering, subconscious road trip with her indomitable mother, both queer, where wild imagination becomes a tender, unruly form of therapy.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Veronica Cavalcanti

Veronica Cavalcanti

Rosa

Luciana Souza

Luciana Souza

Dalva

Fabíola Líper

Fabíola Líper

Dona Juju

Cristiane de Lavor

Gislane

Ridson Reis

Ridson Reis

Jonas

Pedro Domingues

Pedro Domingues

Francisco

Lua Arellano

Rosa criança

Paulo Ess

Paulo Ess

médico / delegado

Max Eluard

André

Jéssica Teixeira

Jéssica Teixeira

Jéssica

Creative team

Directed by: Janaína Marques Ribeiro
Written by: Janaína Marques Ribeiro
Taís Monteiro
Produced by: Maurício Macêdo
Isabela Veras

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