Baby

About Baby

After being released from a juvenile detention center, Wellington finds himself alone and adrift on the streets of São Paulo, without any contact from his parents and lacking the resources to rebuild his life. During a visit to a porn theater, he encounters Ronaldo, a mature man, who teaches him new ways of surviving.

Baby (2025) is a romance film directed by Marcelo Caetano. The film is filed under tense, bitter, hustler, and gay erotica.

João Pedro Mariano appears as Wellington (Baby), Ricardo Teodoro as Ronaldo, Ana Flavia Cavalcanti as Priscila, and Bruna Linzmeyer as Jana. Released in January 2025, it runs 107 minutes.

The screenplay is by Gabriel Domingues and Marcelo Caetano. It comes from Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE, Banco Regional de Desenvolvimento do Extremo Sul, and Canal Brasil. American members can watch it on Here TV and Here TV Amazon Channel.

Mysterious Skin, Call Me by Your Name, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower make useful companions to Baby, all filed under coming of age and gay theme. It carries a NR rating.