BABY Trailer –Marcelo Caetano’s Queer Drama

By: Michael Jacobs, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – Movie Trailers

LAS VEGAS, NV — (November 6, 2025) — Peccadillo Pictures has officially dropped the UK trailer for BABY (2025), the raw and emotionally charged Brazilian drama from acclaimed filmmaker Marcelo Caetano (Body Electric).

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A piercing look at queer survival, intimacy, and redemption, BABY follows Wellington (João Pedro Mariano) — an 18-year-old recently released from a juvenile detention center — as he struggles to rebuild his life on the unforgiving streets of São Paulo. Lost, isolated, and yearning for connection, Wellington crosses paths with Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro), a seasoned sex worker who offers him guidance, shelter, and eventually, love.

What begins as a mentorship born of necessity soon transforms into a turbulent, sensual, and deeply human bond — one that challenges Brazil’s taboos around class, sexuality, and masculinity.

A Queer Love Story of Survival and Desire

Director Marcelo Caetano co-wrote the screenplay with Gabriel Domingues, crafting an unflinching portrait of vulnerability, eroticism, and empathy in a society that rarely shows either to young queer men. The film also stars Ana Flavia Cavalcanti, Bruna Linzmeyer, and Luiz Bertazzo, with cinematography by Joana Luz and Pedro Sotero, whose lens captures the sensual grit of São Paulo nightlife.

The film is produced by Cup Filmes, Plateau Produções, Still Moving, Circe, Kaap Holland Film, and Desbun Filmes, and will be distributed by Peccadillo Pictures, Dark Star Pictures, and Uncork’d Entertainment.

BABY (2025) Official Poster – Peccadillo Pictures LGBTQ Drama by Marcelo Caetano | JRL CHARTS Movie Trailers

Official poster for BABY (2025), the new queer drama from director Marcelo Caetano. © Peccadillo Pictures | JRL CHARTS Movie Trailers.

Official Synopsis

After his release from a juvenile detention center, 18-year-old Wellington—nicknamed “Baby”—finds himself adrift, alone, and cut off from his family. When he meets Ronaldo, a middle-aged sex worker surviving on the margins, a connection begins to form between the two men—part mentorship, part romance, and part rebellion against the harsh world surrounding them.

Their passionate relationship becomes both a lifeline and a risk, exposing each man’s hopes and fragilities in a story that’s as heartbreaking as it is liberating.

Festival Screenings & UK Release

A special Q&A screening is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Rio Cinema, Dalston (London). A limited UK cinema run will follow in December, ahead of the VOD release on January 26, 2026.

For tickets, visit https://riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/WhatsOn?f=1751024

Watch the Official Trailer (via YouTube)

Behind the Camera

Directed by: Marcelo Caetano
Written by: Marcelo Caetano, Gabriel Domingues
Cinematography: Joana Luz, Pedro Sotero
Music: Bruno Prado, Caê Rolfsen
Edited by: Fabian Remy
Producers: Ivan Melo, Roberto Tibirica, Juliette Lepoutre, Stienette Bookslopper, John Baars, Marcelo Caetano
Country of Origin: Brazil | France | Netherlands
Language: Portuguese (English-subtitled)
Release Date: January 9, 2025 (Brazil)

A Must-See for Queer Cinema Fans

Peccadillo Pictures continues its tradition of championing daring international queer films, and BABY looks set to follow in the footsteps of titles like End of the Century and BPM.

Expect this one to make waves among critics and LGBTQ+ film festivals alike when it lands in UK cinemas this December.

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