Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)

May 19, 2026 1:50am PT Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Nominee Fernanda Torres Joins Willem Dafoe in Barbara Paz’s Dystopian Pic, ‘Cuddle’ (EXCLUSIVE)

'Cuddle' is produced by Brazil's Conspiracao with BP Produções, Buena Vista Internacional, Walter and João Moreira Salles’ VideoFilmes, Infinity Hill and TV Globo

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(L-R) Fernanda Torres, Willem Dafoe, Bárbara Paz Credits: Fernanda Torres – Michael Buckner/Deadline; Willem Dafoe – Brad Trent; Barbara Paz

Brazil’s Fernanda Torres, Oscar-nominated for her stirring performance in Walter Salles’ 2025 international feature Academy Award winner “I’m Still Here,” is joining four-time Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things,” “Platoon”) in Bárbara Paz’s upcoming feature, “Cuddle.” 

Set in a near-future metropolis where intimacy is bought and sold, “Cuddle” follows Dante (Dafoe), a professional cuddler paid to provide warmth, comfort and human connection to strangers.

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