I remember reading somewhere a little over a month ago that Vincent Cassel is in Búzios filming a movie for Heitor Dhalia (Nina, O Cheiro do Ralo)... and then promptly forgetting about it until now. At this point available information is mainly about casting: Camilla Belle (who speaks fluent Portuguese as her mother is Brazilian) joins Cassel as one of the leads, along with Taís Araújo and Débora Bloch. The title is À Deriva, it takes place in the 1980s, and it is a O2/Focus co-production.

Kátia Lessa interviewed Dhalia in April for Revista Trip (translation mine):

How did the project À Deriva come about?
I had just finished filming O Cheiro do Ralo and I wasn't sure what I was going to do. Then I had loose thoughts with no connection. Something about a girl who discovered that her dad had a lover and who saw her dad having sex with this woman. I wanted it to be a story on the beach.

Have you had some sort of similar experience in your life?
It is not an autobiographical film, but it is strongly personal. I lived on the beach for 20 years and my parents separated when I was the same age as the character, 14. It seems like a light story, but it is much deeper than it seems. It speaks of family, which is a great universal theme and this is a delicate subject for everyone. People get emotional on set. Children are involved, so... it hits home.

Dhalia goes on to say that his next film will take place in Haiti (!). Maybe he should get in touch with Jørgen Leth for some tips.

Blog da 02 Filmes has some pictures up from the first week of filming.