Director: Fernando Fraiha
Cast: Isaac Amendoim, Pedro Dantas, Anna Júlia Dias, Lorena Oliveira, Davi Okabe
Chuck Billy and the Marvelous Guava Tree is a 2025 Brazilian adventure-comedy family film directed by Fernando Fraiha, following a spirited young boy whose entire world revolves around a legendary guava tree — until a bulldozer threatens to erase everything he loves about his neighborhood.
What is Chuck Billy And The Marvelous Guava Tree about?
For as long as anyone can remember, Chuck Billy has climbed, harvested, and treasured the enormous guava tree growing on old Jed's property. The tree is the heart of the community — a gathering place, a childhood sanctuary, and a living memory. Everything changes when Dr. Agripino, an ambitious developer, announces plans to demolish the tree to make way for a new road. Refusing to stand by and watch, Chuck Billy rallies his closest friends into an unlikely resistance. Together they devise increasingly inventive schemes to delay, disrupt, and ultimately defeat the project. What unfolds is a warm-hearted story about belonging, friendship, and the quiet power of standing up for something bigger than yourself.
Cast & crew
Director Fernando Fraiha brings a playful, kinetic energy to the film, balancing slapstick with genuine emotional warmth. Isaac Amendoim leads the ensemble as Chuck Billy with infectious enthusiasm. Pedro Dantas, Anna Júlia Dias, Lorena Oliveira, Davi Okabe, Guilherme Tavares, and Enzo Henrique round out the young cast, while veteran comedian Luís Lobianco provides comic counterweight as the antagonist-adjacent adult world.
Context & significance
Brazilian family films have quietly built a strong following among Persian-speaking diaspora audiences who appreciate stories centered on tight-knit communities, neighborhood solidarity, and children outsmarting overbearing authority — themes that resonate deeply across cultures. Chuck Billy and the Marvelous Guava Tree lands squarely in that tradition: vibrant, colorful, and rooted in the joys and anxieties of childhood. The film is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub, which makes it ideal for families where younger viewers may not yet be comfortable with subtitles. Whether you are watching with kids, younger siblings, or just looking for something light and genuinely funny, this one delivers.
Where & how to watch
Chuck Billy and the Marvelous Guava Tree is available on K-Time with a full Persian dub — no subtitles needed. Stream it on your TV, phone, or in the browser with no VPN and no geo-blocking. Start a subscription and cancel anytime.