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Baby

Wed

Wed 20 Nov 8:30 PM

The Capitol

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Allocated Seating

106 Mins | Brazil | Netherlands

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MELBOURNE PREMIERE

When Wellington (João Pedro Mariano) gets out of two years’ juvenile detention to discover his no-good parents have skipped town, the São Paulo teenager refuses to collapse. Falling in with old mates, a chance encounter with forty-something Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro) outside a porn cinema leads to a surreal relationship somewhere between lover, father and sex work business. Reborn as Baby, a reclaimed insult, he soon thrives in the role in this deeply humanistic new movie from Body Electric director Marcelo Caetano in which a found family, including Ronaldo’s ex Priscilla (Ana Flavia Cavalcanti) and her girlfriend (Bruna Linzmeyer), recalibrates what it means to belong. Nominated for the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival, far from Ken Loach-like miserabilism, it radiates optimisim set to a sparkling pop score.

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The Capitol

113 Swanston Street Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

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Transport

Accessibility

The Capitol is located opposite Melbourne Town Hall, at 113 Swanston Street in the CBD of Melbourne, via Capitol Arcade.

You can travel to The Capitol on public transport.

Trains
The Capitol is a five-minute walk from:

Flinders Street Train Station
Melbourne Central Station

Trams
You can also access several trams including:

Routes 11, 12, 48, 109 - Stop 6: Town Hall & Collins St
Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72 - Stop 11: Collins St & Swanston St

Parking
Some metered and/or timed parking spaces are located along Russell, Exhibition and surrounding streets. There are also several nearby car parks, including Federation Square car park.

Entrances

Enter The Capitol Arcade from Swanston Street or Howie Place. Halfway through the arcade there’s a lift (between the jeweller and the dry cleaner). Take the lift up to The Capitol’s Foyer level. From the Foyer, a separate lift provides access to the Theatre, Salon and Lounge levels inside The Capitol.

Parking

There are a number of accessible parking spaces located on Little Collins and surrounding streets. Parking is also available at a number of nearby car parks, including Fed Square car park, which has accessible car spaces on each level.

Toilets

Wheelchair accessible amenities are located on the Foyer level. Facilities include a baby change area.

Seating

The Capitol Theatre has eight accessible spaces, accompanied by eight companion seats. Four of these spaces are accessible from the Foyer level. The remaining four spaces are accessible from the Salon level (Level 3) via the lift. Please ask our front of house staff for directions or to accompany you to one of these spaces if assistance is required.

Hearing Loop

The Capitol is equipped with a hearing loop throughout the building. Please ask our front of house staff for assistance if required. For information regarding hearing loops, please contact MQFF directly regarding the sessions you would like to attend.