Netflix’s Brazilian drama, Candyranks first among the most viewed films in Guatemala. The film was directed by Diego Freitas and arrived on the platform last Wednesday, October 8.
From the trailerthe film presents a moving story of friendship between Pedro (Rafael Vitti), an ambitious chef from São Paulo, Brazil, and a stray dog very fearless and intelligent.
In the plot, Pedro receives a shocking diagnosis. He suffers from a disease called glioma which is a multiplication of cells that begins in the brain or spinal cord. As the glioma increases in size, a mass forms that puts pressure on the brain.
Although at first the chef finds it difficult to face his health problem, he discovers a special connection with his new four-legged friend while other adventures are lived in parallel.
How did Caramelo’s story come about?
It has been pointed out that the plot is not based on a specific story; similar experiences of people who have experienced situations like those shown in the film were taken into account.
Diego Freitas incorporated real situations, such as the fight against diseases, emotional support and the responsible adoption of pets, to construct his film, which includes various references to Brazilian culture, according to the newspaper The Commercefrom Peru.
Rosario Barrios, dog trainer at Cool Dogexplains in an article published in Free pressthat dogs have a sharper perception than humans. “They can detect certain things that we don’t notice,” he says.
Dogs also have an extraordinarily acute sense of smell, between 10,000 and 100,000 times more sensitive than that of humans, warns the site. BBC. This ability allows them to detect a variety of odors that are imperceptible to people.
A study published in the British Medical Journal showed that dogs could detect bladder cancer simply by the smell of a person’s urine.