'"Heart of Neon"') is a 2022 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Lucas Estevan Soares, and produced by Rhaissa Gonçalves.
[7] It received critical praise in and outside Brazil, and was awarded throughout 2022 at the Moscow, WorldFest Houston and FestCine Pedra Azul[a] international film festivals.
[3][13] Neon Heart was produced by International House of Cinema (IHC),[b] with executive production of Rhaissa Gonçalves, Lucas Estevan Soares and Mehdi Avdi.
[19] 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,[18] affectionately called as "Boquelove" in the work, nickname of the Ford Corcel of blue color and year 1975 that gives name to the film.
[3][13] 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.".