Daytripper

Forty-one-year-old Brás runs frantically in and out of the house, helping his pregnant wife Ana to the car as she goes into labor with their child. On their way out the door, they ignore a call to their landline. The voicemail picks up, and Brás’s mother says something has happened to his father.

At the hospital, Brás goes outside to call his wife’s doctor and is surprised to find his mother outside as well. She tells him that his father has died. He returns to see that Ana’s contractions have stopped. He gently tells her the news.

Several days later, Brás and his family hold a funeral. Given Benedito’s status as a cultural icon, the press and media descend upon them. Brás feels alone, and despite his experience as an obituary writer, he finds himself stunned that no matter what is going on in the world, people keep dying.

After the burial, a woman approaches Brás. He vaguely recognizes her from an event his father hosted many years ago. When he goes back to the hospital for Ana, the woman appears outside again. She begs Brás to speak to her about Benedito, but he yells at her that he is dead.