Rosana Stavis
Known For & Full Filmography8 Titles
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Short documentary about a Brazilian radio queen.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Through succeeding childhood photos, a girl begins to remember her personality, which in contrast to her sister’s, already strayed from assigned gender roles. The narration is addressed to her mother, as if attempting to establish a communication between different universes. The camera follows as the girl, now a teenager, enjoys herself accompanied by her friend and other night characters in the village, breaking gender and sexuality conventions, where the freedom of the body, and consequently of the soul, entails lightness.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Vera
From insomnia to nightmares, the anxieties of Vera, a retired actress living a lonely and repetitive routine, are revealed in this relentless night.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Vânia
At a waiting room in a nanny agency, a group of women share experiences, reflect on their lives and decide to make a pact.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Ângela
Two women, one problem and a coffee break.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Mãe
Cosmopolitan and provincial, Curitiba can be a good synthesis of conflicts. Through the stories of four characters who don't know each other but whose fates are intertwined—a car dealer, a motorcycle courier, a bus driver, and a paper collector—the film chronicles the daily struggle for survival.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Mariusha
Boris, a young gamer, is sent to spend a few days in the countryside of Paraná with his grandfather Stanislau, the leader of a Ukrainian community. Their meeting reveals a clash between the digital world and tradition, giving rise to a transformative relationship about family, belonging, and true connection.
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Teresa
Miguel, a 7-year-old boy, lives with three generations of estranged women in an old house. Among them is his mother who, after a traumatic divorce, distances herself from the boy. Miguel takes comfort in Carmen, an enigmatic Venezuelan immigrant who works as a maid for this Brazilian family. Carmen becomes an ambiguous mother figure for the boy, who develops an intimate and unusual bond with her, introducing him to a universe in which the real and the imaginary intertwine.