Marcelo Galvão(I)

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A primary school teacher, a principal, a janitor and 15 parents, all gathered in the same room to discuss a very taboo subject: What to do when drugs are found in your 10 year oldsÂ’ class.Accusations, intrigue and many revelations appear as each one of the parents tries to protect the integrity of their own family. One of the parents then proposes to transport themselves to the universe of the child who is using drugs. Thus they decide, through a vote, to smoke a joint.

Fragilities and obscure secrets end up being revealed by the people at the meeting, as their personalities change due to the drug use. And that which seemed to be the problem ends up lost amidst the lies, hypocrisy and dissimulation.Trips, cravings, neurosis, crisis. Numerous changes take the place of what was a normal school meeting.

Fourth grade is much more than a film about drugs. It is a film about life, our secrets, our fears and our journeys. About our selfishness within a society that is trying to survive, at any cost.

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Quarta B (2005)

Marcelo Galvão is a Brazilian film director living in Los Angeles since 2015. He wrote, directed, and produced seven highly awarded feature films in Brazil with his production company Gatacine. Marcelo's US based production company, Wolf in A Pack, debuted in 2020 with its first American feature film entitled Fourth Grade.

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Awards
- 26 wins & 22 nominations total

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The Killer

6.0

Director

2017

Buddies

6.5

Director

2012

Farewell

7.4

Director

2014

Quarta B

5.9

Director

2005

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Director

Colegas e o Herdeiro
- Director
- 2025
Three Lives and One Dream
- Director
- 2021
Fourth Grade
4.7
- Director (directed by)
- 2021
Killer Ratings
7.5
TV Series
- drama director
- 2019
The Killer
6.0
- Director
- 2017
The Production Company
TV Series
- Director
- 2015
Farewell
7.4
- Director
- 2014
Buddies
6.5
- Director
- 2012
180º
8.1
Short
- Director
- 2012
Ouija
5.6
Short
- Director
- 2010
La riña
6.5
- Director
- 2008
Bellini e o Demônio
4.1
- Director
- 2008
Side B: How to Make a Feature Film Without Money in Brazil
7.2
- Director
- 2007
Quarta B
5.9
- Director
- 2005

Producer

Colegas e o Herdeiro
- producer
- 2025
Three Lives and One Dream
- producer
- 2021
Fourth Grade
4.7
- producer
- 2021
The Killer
6.0
- producer
- 2017
Farewell
7.4
- producer
- 2014
Buddies
6.5
- development executive
- executive producer
- producer
- 2012
180º
8.1
Short
- producer
- 2012
La riña
6.5
- executive producer
- producer
- 2008
Bellini e o Demônio
4.1
- associate producer
- 2008
Side B: How to Make a Feature Film Without Money in Brazil
7.2
- executive producer
- producer
- 2007
Quarta B
5.9
- executive producer
- 2005