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The Last Episodenew feature of Maurílio Martins, In the heart of the world., born of a collective memory. Before the internet, streaming and state -of -the -art games, there was a ritual that every child from the 80s and 90s knew well: sitting in the TV and waiting for a favorite design. Some vibrated with the adventures of He-man; Others preferred the energy of the thandercats.

But there was a special design for most – one that left to this day, an intriguing question: did there really be a final episode? We are talking about the dragon cave design with their young people transported to a magical world of unicorns and dragons. A series that stole the heart of an entire generation and has feeded this mystery for decades.

What is the movie?

Set in 1991, the film follows Erik, a 13 -year -old boy who, to impress the girl she likes, guarantees to have the tape at home with the legendary dragon cave final. With the help of the best friends, he seeks an exit to escape from this trouble and, in the process, lives an intense story of maturity – in the best spirit of the great eating of Age that marked generations like the classics Count on me and My first love.

Inspired by real experiences

The story mixes with the director’s own life, who was born and raised in Laguna, a neighborhood located on the outskirts of Contagem (MG). “The film is set in 1991 and I was 13 that year. They study at the same school I studied, live in the same streets where I grew up. There is a lot of me there, spread in the characters, the photos, in the stories“, remember Maurilio. One of its main inspirations was the series Incredible yearswhich he reviewed while writing the script and in which he sought the relationship with the memory of adolescence. The Last Episode It is born in an invented universe, but full of real memories – Robocop is not there for nothing – which further reinforces the intimate character of this report of discoveries.

When does the news debut?

The film’s trajectory also carries the marks of time: the idea came in 2009, became a script in 2010, gained a long format in 2015 and could only be filmed in 2021, in the middle of pandemic. Now, The Last Episode finally hits theaters in October 9, 2025. “Making cinema is painful, but it is also a lot of love”, Maurilio. A long route, crossed by memories, which makes the release not only the premiere of a movie, but the reopening of an affective chest guarded by a whole generation.

“Suddenly, when you watch, you see that classroom, that magazine in his hands, the newspaper stand. These places are increasingly transporting you to that time along with the objects, the exquisite art direction and the incredible costume. And obviously, with the script based on these memories I lived. I believe that all this will put you in the story, bringing you closer to that reality and making that feeling much more alive”Explains the director.

More than curiosity about a lost episode, The Last Episode He speaks of what every teenager carries: the cold in the belly of first love, the desire to seem braver than it really is and the strength of friendship that is born precisely in these little adventures. Erik uses imagination as a shield to face shyness and eventually finds that growing up is also learning to deal with the consequences. The result is an eating of acting with very Brazilian accent and soul. Check out the trailer:

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