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Runtime:

87 min.

Year of Production:

2014

Country:

Brazil/Chile/France

Director:

Chico Teixeira

Cast:

Matheus Fagundes
Irandhir Santos
Gilda Nomacce
Thiago de Matos
Francisca Gavilán
Antonio Ravan
Mateus Mariano
Vinicius Zinn
Gloria Rabelo
Andreia Mayumi

Production Company:

Bossa Nova Films

Berlinale Section:

Panorama

Berlinale Category:

Feature Film

Ever since his father left his family in the lurch, 15-year-old Serginho has been trying hard to cope with the new challenges of his daily life. He works with his uncle at the market, supports his depressed mother as best he can, and takes care of his little brother. But how can he find his place in a world that compels him to grow up in such a hurry? Full of longing for affection, he drifts through São Paulo with his friends Mudinho and Sivinha, visits an aunt who works in a circus on the edge of the city and spends as much time as possible with Ney, who gives private lessons, and to whom he feels especially close. But Serginho is consistently disappointed. He wants more from his mother, his friends, his future – and from Ney. Unfazed by the machismo that pervades his environment, he refuses to give up searching for a path between being responsible and caring and finding emotional security.Matheus Fagundes, who is just 17, lends both charismatic charm and a touching sense of self-confident ease to the role of the emotionally and sexually troubled Serginho. This enables his character to bear the weight of social expectations with profound faith in the possibility of happiness.

BIOGRAFIE Chico Teixeira

FILMOGRAFIE Chico Teixeira (selection)

2014 Ausência  2006 A casa de Alice  2000 Carrego Comigo  1995 Criaturas Que Nasciam Em Segredo  1991 Velhice  1989 Favelas 

Interview with Chico Teixeira
Chico Teixeira@ IMDb
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