Murilo Benicio is the star of hit TV series such as Clones, America and Brasil, while Kevin Vechiatto stars in Brazil's Biggest Child Raised in the series "Monica Toulma", they will star in the title role of "Nico," an intelligent comedy from LB Entertainment, the company behind "Sintonia", the world's number one non-English TV series on Netflix.

Nico is produced by LB Entertainment and +Galeria and will be distributed in Brazil by +Galeria.

Many Brazilian comedies have found gold dust thanks to the raucous vehicle of a star TV comedian who also delivers a stellar performance. LB Entertainment producer Felipe Braga said that "Nico's" comedy, by contrast, is "a comedy with a story that has a huge emotional impact, is broad and accessible ". type.

Benicio and Vechiato play father Marcio and son Nico, who haven't spoken in years but are forced to squeeze into a cramped car on a hastily organized 30-hour road trip.

Nico is described as "a 17-year-old who spends a lot of time online and has no friends in the real world." "Marcio" is a comedian who doesn't have a job and "even though he once made the entire country laugh, he still couldn't win over the one audience he never laughed at: his son."

"Together, they will learn to adapt through each other. First to live together, and then to interact with the world around them," the plot synopsis reads.

Benicio describes Marcio as "a 50-year-old canceled father," "a kind of father who is already in a midlife crisis," Vecciato added.

To Benicio, Nico is a "nerd." "The movie tells the story of a sensitive 17-year-old boy who understands how complex the world is and, indeed, sometimes he gets a little scared of it, even more than a little bit. He basically never leaves his room. ” retorted Vecciato, also speaking in character.

“‘Nico’ is a comedy with a lot of heart,” Braga said. "This story follows the journey of two very interesting characters - both emotionally and geographically - as they cross paths to reach their final destination. During this journey, father and son need to learn to let down their guard and see each other's perspective world."

"While the story isn't afraid to be sensitive at times, it's still the journey of a comedian and his sarcastic son, with much of the humor coming from the conversations between them," he added.

LB Entertainment's hallmark is working with a new generation of creators and writers, led by internet sensation Kondzilla, co-creator and director of "Sintonia." LB’s credits include the groundbreaking Netflix Brazilian half-hour comedy Samantha! ” Amazon Prime Video’s “Lov3” is beginning to earn a reputation for developing cutting-edge narratives with young emerging voices.

"We've been working with a lot of talented young writers on Amazon shows and Netflix shows. We decided to see if we had really good writers who could make sure the script had an ambitious narrative structure and write a comedy feature film," said Bu Raga said.

Braga said "Nico" writer Felipe Serra, the lead writer on "Lov 3," which won the Brazilian Writers Association's Best Comedy Series award, embodies a "new culture of comedy."

Braga added: "The film is also cutting-edge and unafraid to poke fun at difficult, complex subjects in a polarized society like ours."

Nico received a São Paulo Paulo Gustavo grant, giving the film a solid financial footing.

"We wrote a script that was both powerful and simple. I knew that if we could hire the right talent, we could make not a small independent feature film, but turn this great text into a commercial film," said Rita Moraes, producer at LB Entertainment.

The casting of Benicio means "we are making the type of comedy that Brazilian audiences love, but with an edgy script. Having a talent like Murillo, who is recognized and championed by the public, is an important step in reaching a wider audience." "

Director Mariana Youssef helmed three episodes of "Lov3," is executive director of Paramount+'s "The Followers," and is slated to return for Max in 2022. ) directed Teenage Kiss: The Future is Dead, which she co-created.

"'Nico' is a story about masculinity, about two men in a car, so we wanted a young and talented female director, a really strong female voice, like Mariana, who Really understands the craft of directing,” Moraes said.