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Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Unknown
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Genres : Drama
Release date : Nov 18, 2000
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
The story follows Paul, from 10 to 18 years old. During this period, he finds friendship, love and sex in Rio de Janeiro from the 50s and 60s.
José Maria, a stock broker has been watching Laura, a news anchor for a while, without her knowledge. A TV show will bring them together, and the attraction is evident.
A young woman struggles to overcome lost love, unplanned motherhood and ghostly apparitions.
Eduard de Siscart, firstborn of an aristocratic family, supports the resistance against Franco's forces. Precisely for this reason, when the Civil War ends (1936-1939) he is forced into exile.
Seven women are trapped in enclosed, stifling spaces. The streets are erupting; homes, shops and alleyways lie anxiously in wait. Communications are shut down, answers offered only through TV screens. Our characters attempt to escape their current confines, perhaps desperately, perhaps half-heartedly. In the end, they are all forced to adapt, caught up in their own individual, extraordinary battles.
Gugu, a black and effeminate boy, lives his grandmother who is sick with alzheimer's. The reappearance of the old city where the grandmother lived in the past brings up the memories and reveal somethings to Gugu.