Neon Heart

• Lucas Estevan Soares as Fernando
• Ana de Ferro as Andressa
• Paulo Matos as Lau
• Wawa Black as Dinho
• Wagner Jovanaci as Gomes

Neon Heart was produced by International House of Cinema (IHC),{{Efn|name=noteIHC|International House of Cinema (IHC) is an audiovisual production company founded in Curitiba (October 2012) by Lucas Estevan Soares. In 2017, with Rhaissa Gonçalves, established the second unit in Miami (USA).{{cite web |url=http://guiaolasp.com.br/coracao-de-neon/ |title=Coração de Neon |author=Redação |date=16 May 2022 |website=Guia Olá SP |access-date=23 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Neon Heart}}}} with executive production of Rhaissa Gonçalves, Lucas Estevan Soares and Mehdi Avdi. IHC financed with its own resources 100% of the budget of R$ 1.5 million ($320,000){{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26776046/ |title="Coração de Neon" no IMDb |author= |website=IMDb |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=IMDb: Neon Heart (2023).}} employed in the project, captured by its work developed in the United States. Faithful to the style of "guerrilla cinema", the independent production did not use public funding resources.{{cite web | url=https://jornaldebrasilia.com.br/entretenimento/cinema-clica-brasilia/em-coracao-de-neon-um-carro-e-o-heroi-da-historia/ |title=Em 'Coração de Neon', um carro é o herói da história |author=Redação Jornal de Brasília |date=21 March 2023 |website=Jornal de Brasília |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=In 'Neon Heart', a car is the hero of the story.}}

The feature film was shot in the second half of 2019 in Boqueirão, a neighborhood of the city of Curitiba,{{Efn|name=noteBoqueirao|Boqueirão is a neighborhood located in the southwest region of Curitiba, and one of the largest in the capital of Paraná. The name "Boqueirão" ("big mouth") identified a well-known deep grave existing in the old Farm Boqueirão, property that originated the locality.{{cite web |url=https://www.chavesnamao.com.br/melhores-bairros/pr-curitiba/conheca-o-bairro-boqueirao/ |title=Conheça o Bairro Boqueirão |author=Chaves na Mão |website=Chaves na Mão |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Get to know Bairro Boqueirão}}}} with post-production being carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://ndmais.com.br/cinema/coracao-de-neon-diretor-fala-sobre-cinema-de-guerrilha-corcel-iconico-e-boom-em-festivais/ |title='Coração de Neon': diretor fala sobre cinema de guerrilha, Corcel icônico e 'boom' em festivais |last=Bruning |first=Gustavo |date=9 March 2023 |website=ND+ |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title='Neon Heart': director talks about 'guerrilla cinema', iconic Corcel and 'boom' at festivals.}} First Brazilian film finished with Dolby Atmos technology, the film featured a cast entirely originated in the Curitiba art scene.{{cite web |url=https://www.paranaeducativafm.pr.gov.br/Noticia/100-curitibano-Coracao-de-Neon-tem-pre-estreia-neste-domingo-5-confira-entrevista-com-o |title=100% curitibano, "Coração de Neon" tem pré-estreia neste domingo (5); confira entrevista com o elenco |last=Carrasco |first=Vinícius |date=3 March 2023 |website=Paraná Educativa FM |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=100% made in Curitiba, "Neon Heart" has a preview this Sunday (5). Check out the interview with the cast.}}

The idea for the project arose from the fascination of director Lucas Estevan Soares for singing telegram services, and hence imagine a chase involving one of these vehicles, affectionately called as "Boquelove" in the work, nickname of the Ford Corcel of blue color and year 1975 that gives name to the film.{{cite web |url=https://www.metroworldnews.com.br/entretenimento/2023/03/03/coracao-de-neon-o-que-um-corcel-azul-estava-fazendo-dentro-de-um-predio-na-avenida-paulista/ |title=Coração de Neon: O que um Corcel azul estava fazendo dentro de um prédio na Avenida Paulista? |last=Silva |first=Fred |date=3 March 2023 |website=Metro |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Neon Heart: What was a blue Corcel doing inside a building on Avenida Paulista?}}

Neon Heart soundtrack features several artists and musical styles, including the film's own production team.{{cite web |url=https://www.plural.jor.br/noticias/cultura/filme-coracao-de-neon-mostra-mais-do-que-o-sotaque-dos-pias/ |title=Filme "Coração de Neon" mostra mais do que o sotaque dos "piás" |last=Melo |first=Luciana Nogueira |date=10 March 2023 |website=Plural |access-date=25 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Movie "Neon Heart" shows more than the accent of "piás".}}{{cite web |url=https://mondobacana.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/coracao-de-neon/ |title=Coração de Neon |last=Smith |first=Abonico |date=9 March 2023 |website=Mondo Bacana |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Neon Heart.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.virgula.com.br/tvecinema/acaso-embala-trilha-de-filme-nacional-independente-premiado-no-mundo/ |title=Acaso embala trilha de filme nacional independente premiado no mundo |last=Medeiros |first=André |date=21 December 2022 |website=Vírgula |access-date=24 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Fate chose the main song of national independent film awarded in the world.}}

1. "Só de Pensar" – Gustavo Andriewiski
2. "Olhos ao Chão" – Lucas Estevan Soares
3. "Senhor Compositor" – Cacá Ribeiro
4. "Tá Sabendo" – P.A & P.H
5. "# Boquera" – Lucas Estevan Soares
6. "Coração de Neon" – BellaDonna
7. "Em Busca Desse Mar" – Lucas Estevan Soares
8. "Voa Plena" – Lucas Estevan Soares, Willian San’Per
9. "Fui Tempestade" – Lucas Estevan Soares, Jotta Valiente
10. "Tô no Pique" – P.A & P.H

Neon Heart was first shown at the 55th edition of the Houston International Film Festival (WorldFest Houston), being awarded the Remi Trophy (Special Jury Award). After participating in film festivals in North America, Europe and Asia, he landed in Brazil at FestCine Pedra Azul, where he was also awarded.

Before entering the Brazilian commercial circuit, the feature film had a premiere at Teatro Positivo, in Curitiba, on March 5, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://hojepr.com/estreia-de-coracao-de-neon-o-que-o-cinema-curitibano-tem-a-dizer/ |title=Estreia de 'Coração de Neon': o que o cinema curitibano tem a dizer? |last=Honório |first=Isabella |date=8 March 2023 |website=Hoje PR |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Premiere of 'Coração de Neon': what does the cinema from Curitiba have to say?}} The national premiere took place on March 9, 2023, with exhibition in 150 theaters around the country, and in April of the same year premiered in Argentina and Uruguay.{{cite web |url=https://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/pino/filme-independente-curitibano-coracao-de-neon-estreia-na-argentina/ |title=Filme independente curitibano, Coração de Neon, estreia na Argentina e no Uruguai |first=Equipe |last=Pinó |date=3 May 2023 |website=Gazeta do Povo |access-date=4 May 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Independent film from Curitiba, Neon Heart, premieres in Argentina and Uruguay}}

At the 75th Marché du Film, Neon Heart was cited for the peculiarities "that qualify it between the art genre and the popular one",{{cite web |url=https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2023/03/01/coracao-de-neon-filme-brasileiro-consagrado-em-cannes-tem-pre-estreia-em-curitiba |title="Coração de Neon", filme brasileiro consagrado em Cannes, tem pré-estreia em Curitiba |last=Caldas |first=Ana Carolina |date=1 March 2023 |website=Brasil de Fato |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title="Neon Heart", a Brazilian film consecrated in Cannes, has a premiere in Curitiba}} besides being appointed as representative of the "new Brazilian popular cinema".

Rolling Stone Brazil welcomed the "change of scenery", noting that it "takes the viewer away from scenarios already known by national cinema as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and flees the cliché presenting a 'hidden' Curitiba and full of life in its suburbs.".{{cite web |url=https://rollingstone.uol.com.br/cinema/coracao-de-neon-novo-drama-nacional-aborda-violencia-domestica-e-flerta-com-humor-e-acao/ |title="Coração de Neon": novo drama nacional aborda violência doméstica e flerta com humor e ação |last=Marinho |first=Paulo |date=8 March 2023 |website=Rolling Stone Brasil |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title="Neon Heart": new national drama addresses domestic violence and flirts with humor and action}}

Exame Magazine highlighted the photograph: "Whether in the colors of the car, in the takes in the dark or even during the sunset, everything looks quite alive".

Cinepop awarded the film 4 stars (out of 5 possible), defining it as "a powerful drama that in a simple way, nothing inventive, presents its facts and developments of breaking a utopia and discovering other ways in knowing how to live".{{cite web |url=https://cinepop.com.br/critica-coracao-de-neon-pungente-drama-ja-e-um-dos-grandes-filmes-do-cinema-brasileiro-em-2023-398666/ |title=Crítica: Coração de Neon – Pungente drama já é um dos grandes filmes do cinema brasileiro em 2023! |last=Camacho |first=Raphael |date=5 March 2023 |website=CinePop |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Critique: Neon Heart – Pungent drama is already one of the great films of Brazilian cinema in 2023!}}

Forum Magazine stated that "the film also corrects the way it portrays gender-motivated violence and how it contaminates society as a whole, but especially how it transforms – in a negative way – the lives of all those who live in the victim's universe. Nobody gets away with it.".{{cite web |url=https://revistaforum.com.br/cultura/2023/3/4/filme-corao-de-neon-mostra-como-violncia-motivada-por-gnero-contamina-toda-sociedade-132276.html |title=Filme "Coração de Neon" mostra como violência motivada por gênero contamina toda a sociedade |last=Hailer |first=Marcelo |date=4 March 2023 |website=Fórum |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=Film "Neon Heart" shows how gender-driven violence contaminates society as a whole}}

Among the review aggregators IMDb records, for the film, note "7,6 / 10", and AdoroCinema, "3,7 / 5".{{cite web |url=https://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-307168/ |title="Coração de Neon" no AdoroCinema |author= |website=AdoroCinema |access-date=28 April 2023 |language=pt-BR |trans-title=AdoroCinema: "Neon Heart"}}

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