Durval Discos

With its colourful production design, eccentric characters and a soundtrack full of Brazilian pop music (the scratches on the vinyl are still audible), Durval Discos comprises all the elements of a lighthearted comedy. The feature début of TV maker and former film critic Anna Muylaert gradually escalates into a much more absurd and dark story with a surprising end.Rocker Durval does not really keep up with the times. He still lives with his aging mother, his haircut hasn’t changed since the 1970s and in his record shop he still only sells vinyl from conviction. If he had sold CDs, his shop would have been called Durval CDs, he tells the occasional customer who comes in and asks for a CD. His mother, Carmita, starts getting confused. When she even forgets the recipe for Durval’s favorite egg dish, Durval has had enough: he takes on a maid servant, Celia. Celia is a little strange, but stunningly beautiful. However, on her first day at work, she disappears without trace and leaves her fiveyearold daughter Kiki behind with Carmita and Durval. Carmita’s maternal instincts are immediately aroused again and after an initial hesitation, Durval also falls for the sweet little girl. Then on the evening news, they see that a fiveyearold girl has been kidnapped…