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Nova Éden plans a November 5 release, bringing folk horror to southern Brazil

Aly Muritiba’s fictional story places a Black priest amid hostility and supernatural threats in a 1920s immigrant community.

By PulseOctober 31, 2026
A man in light clothing stands inside a dark wooden building.
Welket Bungué as Damião in Nova Éden; a fictional scene, not an archival 1920s photograph.

Aly Muritiba’s Nova Éden is scheduled to open in Brazilian theaters on November 5, 2026. The Brazilian-Polish co-production uses a European immigrant community in southern Brazil during the 1920s as the setting for folk horror.

Welket Bungué plays Damião, a young Black priest who arrives among tobacco farmers of Polish origin and encounters hostility. A figure called Cecília has already won the villagers’ trust, while darker forces appear to surround the community.

The premise connects supernatural fear with belonging and religious authority. Damião faces both prejudice and a threat he cannot fully understand. This remains genre fiction; the village and its events should not be treated as historical records.

Muritiba directs and shares writing duties with Henrique dos Santos and other collaborators. The production involves Grafo Audiovisual, Muritiba Filmes and Polish partners, with Olhar Filmes handling Brazilian distribution. Check the distributor and local cinemas for cities and showtimes.

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