Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　索菲开始了她作为护理员的新工作，负责上门照顾老年人。她迅速地面对了这份充满挑战的工作的严酷现实。这是一部精准且真实的作品，揭示了一个公众鲜少关注却至关重要的职业。

　　Beginning with a pivotal encounter between two men in Goiás in the 1980s, director Daniel Nolasco weaves a narrative that spans across time and, perhaps, multiple dimensions, driven by the intense forces of desire and love, as well as the suffocating weight of repression and silence. Nolasco, who was featured in Olhar’s Focus section during the pandemic, continues his distinctive and undefinable journey with a radically queer cinema that refuses to look away from the often paradoxical physical expressions of both desire and violence.

　　Nimet who can not have children, is constantly under the social pressure of not being able to start a family and thus feels incomplete as a woman. Furthermore, upon learning that her beloved younger sister Öznur is fertile, she starts developing envious thoughts. “Unfruitful Times” is the story of the emotional loneliness of those who can not find courage to break the mold of the society and change their lives.