10.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance • 2026 • 93 min
We Are Not Dreaming (2026)
We Are Not Dreaming (2026)
Overview
A Brazilian drama about Ciro, a Black medical student moonlighting as a pole dance instructor, whose life unravels when the country's university system collapses. Homeless and adrift, he lands with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, and the two build something between survival and intimacy. Directed by Ulisses Arthur and rooted in a Black Brazilian creative perspective, the film frames systemic precarity as a personal crisis rather than a political argument. The Leans Progressive label follows from that framing: a story centered on structural collapse, economic displacement, and an unconventional male intimacy, told through a lens that sits well outside Brazil's dominant cultural mainstream.
Starring Cast
Pedro Leão • Luciano Pedro Jr. • Nívea Maria
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
10.0
Overview
A Brazilian drama about Ciro, a Black medical student moonlighting as a pole dance instructor, whose life unravels when the country's university system collapses. Homeless and adrift, he lands with Antônio, a reclusive DJ, and the two build something between survival and intimacy. Directed by Ulisses Arthur and rooted in a Black Brazilian creative perspective, the film frames systemic precarity as a personal crisis rather than a political argument. The Leans Progressive label follows from that framing: a story centered on structural collapse, economic displacement, and an unconventional male intimacy, told through a lens that sits well outside Brazil's dominant cultural mainstream.
Starring Cast
Pedro Leão • Luciano Pedro Jr. • Nívea Maria
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium
The film follows a young Black medical student and pole dancer whose stability collapses amid Brazil's failing university system, leading him into an intimate relationship with a reclusive DJ that challenges traditional white-dominated structures.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
We Are Not Dreaming follows a medical student navigating Brazil's collapsing university system and financial hardship before finding unexpected refuge and intimacy with a reclusive DJ. The story unfolds through the lens of Black Brazilian filmmakers and performers, highlighting systemic pressures on young adults without centering explicit identity-based conflict.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Low
We Are Not Dreaming contains no transgender characters or themes, presenting a narrative free of such elements.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
We Are Not Dreaming centers on original characters Ciro, an overworked medical student and pole dance instructor, and Antônio, a reclusive DJ, with no connections to prior source material or historical figures.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
The film introduces original characters in a contemporary Brazilian setting with no ties to prior source material, historical figures, or established canon that would define any racial baseline for comparison.
Family Values: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: Low
Not depicted.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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