15 岁的男孩布鲁诺与母亲和弟弟住在巴西的一个小镇上。某天，他从眼科医生那里得知自己患了眼病，即将失明。与此同时，他也正在经历青春期的困惑和苦痛。哈罗德·博尔赫斯独立执导的首部作品，他从1300 多名试镜者中选拔出小演员，在他们的合作中，重新设计了部分场景，并修改了剧本，赋予电影更多的现实主义元素。而演员也通过其自然清新的演技，将主人公面对悲惨未来时苦乐参半的情感演绎得颇为真实，共同成就了一部具有纪录片风格的成长电影。荣获2022年马德普拉塔电影节国际竞赛单元最佳影片奖。

"Semisweet: Life in Chocolate" travels to four vastly different places around the globe with unique journeys of characters whose lives have been intrinsically transformed by chocolate. 　　About the Doc 　　Over the last century, the humble chocolate bar has become the most popular candy in the world. Every year, Americans alone consume on average 11.7 pounds of it. The worldwide consumption increases every year at a rate of 4%. But chocolate, as it turns out, was never meant to be candy. For the ancient Mayans and Aztecs, it was a powerful food to be worshipped. A single drink pressed from cacao beans could sustain a warrior for days in the heat of battle. The ancients even used these sacred beans as currency. When science took it upon itself to give the cacao tree a name, it chose “Theobrama Cacao” -- Food of the Gods. The film "Semisweet: Life in Chocolate" travels to four vastly different places around the globe to follow the unique journey of characters whose lives have been intrinsically transformed by chocolate. It’s a story told through the personal journeys and lives of extraordinary characters. And, although their paths have never directly crossed, their lives are interwoven through their very unique and personal relationship with chocolate.

福岡市にある「24時間診療の歯医者」が舞台。昼も夜も痛みをこらえた患者がひっきりなしにやってくる。不摂生がたたり、虫歯が増えたという営業マン。歯がきれいになったおかげで笑顔が増え、性格も明るくなったという女子大生。若い頃、殴り合いのケンカで歯をなくした男性は「過去をなげいても歯は戻らない」と反省する。11月8日（いい歯の日）に、「歯」にまつわるドラマを見つめる。