UM LOBO ENTRE OS CISNES

Helena Varvaki, Marcos Schechtman

Brazil | Fiction | 2025 | 112 min

Part of Latin Beats on Screen

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 8:30:00 PM UTC

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Part of Havana Star Prize Fiction Competition

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Inffinito Film Festival, Best Feature, Audience Award
Carazinho Int'l Film Festival, Best Feature, Best Director
DESTin Lisboa Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection

UN LOBO ENTRE LOS CISNES

Um Lobo Entre Os Cisnes tells the true story of Thiago Soares, one of Brazil’s most celebrated ballet dancers, tracing his journey from Rio’s favelas to the Royal Ballet in London. Through a complex mentor-student relationship, the film explores resilience, identity, and the transformative power of art to transcend social and cultural boundaries.

A WOLF AMONG SWANS

“Um Lobo Entre Os Cisnes” narra la historia real de Thiago Soares, uno de los bailarines de ballet más aclamados de Brasil, trazando su trayectoria desde las favelas de Río hasta el Royal Ballet de Londres. A través de una compleja relación entre mentor y alumno, la película explora la resiliencia, la identidad y el poder transformador del arte para trascender las fronteras sociales y culturales.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Helena Varvaki

Helena Varvaki is an award-winning Brazilian actress and director whose work spans theater, television, and film. Through a performance-driven approach, she brings depth and emotional nuance to stories centered on human experience. She has appeared in acclaimed series such as Sob Pressão and Todo Dia a Mesma Noite, as well as in multiple feature films. Expanding her work behind the camera, she co-directed A Wolf Among Swans (2025) with Marcos Schechtman. Helena Varvaki es una actriz y directora brasileña galardonada cuya trayectoria abarca teatro, televisión y cine. A través de una mirada centrada en la interpretación, aporta profundidad y matices emocionales a historias que exploran la experiencia humana. Ha participado en series reconocidas como Sob Pressão y Todo Dia a Mesma Noite, así como en diversos largometrajes. Ampliando su trabajo detrás de cámara, codirigió A Wolf Among Swans (2025) junto a Marcos Schechtman.

Marcos Schechtman

Marcos Schechtman is an Emmy Award–winning filmmaker whose work spans fiction, television, and international production. Through a versatile and globally informed approach, he crafts stories that explore performance, identity, and human ambition. He has held key roles in Brazilian television, including Head of Television Drama at TV Manchete and Unit Director at TV Globo, and has worked across multiple countries. His latest feature, A Wolf Among Swans (2025), co-directed with Helena Varvaki, explores the life of acclaimed ballet dancer Thiago Soares. Marcos Schechtman es un cineasta ganador del Emmy cuya obra abarca ficción, televisión y producción internacional. A través de una mirada versátil y con proyección global, construye historias que exploran la interpretación, la identidad y la ambición humana. Ha ocupado cargos clave en la televisión brasileña, como Director de Drama en TV Manchete y Unit Director en TV Globo, y ha trabajado en diversos países. Su más reciente largometraje, A Wolf Among Swans (2025), codirigido con Helena Varvaki, aborda la vida del reconocido bailarín Thiago Soares.