简介：Abrokenbodyinawhitedress,lyinglifelessinaswayingsoyafield.WhokilledthetranswomanMadalena,howandwhyisneverrevealedintheBrazilianfilmMadalena.Inhisassureddebut,directorMadianoMarchetidoesn'tevenrevealhowthecorpsewasdiscovered.Yettheimageofthismotionlessbodylendsanextrachargetoeverythingthatfollows. Marchetifollowsthreeprotagonistsinturn.Theydon'tknowoneanother,butareallinsomewayconnectedthroughMadalena.Luziane,aclubhostess,knocksonherdoorformoney.WealthyCristianoinspectsthevastexpanseofsoyafieldsforhisdemandingfather.TranswomanBiancaandhergirlfriendsdivideMadalena'sthingsbetweenthemwhilereminiscing. Marchetishotthefilmintheagrarianregionwherehegrewup,capturingwithgreatvisualflairthislargelyunfilmedruralpartofBrazil.Aplacewherebigagriculturalmachinerycrawlsmonster-likeacrossthelandscapeandthefarthestcornersareknownonlytodrones.Aworldthatcanalsotakeonaspookyaspect–nowandthen,Marchetiinventivelygivesaneerietwisttoeventhemosteverydayscene.Madalenaisaboveallawindowonaworldthatisgettingoutofcontrol.ButMarchetiisalsoclearlymakingastatementabouthiscountry,whichhasthehighestrateofmurderoftransgenderpeopleintheworld.Apleaforempathy,ratherthanpity.…