Top Cast
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Ricardo Colares
Alex
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Teresa Roby
Manuela
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Vincent Gallo
Mário
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Joaquim de Almeida
Pedro
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Maria de Medeiros
Bárbara
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Silvana Marques
Girl
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Isabel Ruth
Teacher
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Márcia Breia
Godmother
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Miguel Mendes
Barbara's Boyfriend
Overview
The story of a child who faces the emptiness that surrounds the figure of his parents, disappeared in Africa.
Rating
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The Safety of Objects
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.
Return
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher's life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police custody.
A Dry White Season
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
Bastard Out of Carolina
Years after her son's suicide, a woman longs to confront both the past and a friend of his who took his business idea.
Strange Weather
After several behavior problems, teenager John is admitted to a psychiatric clinic by his family. There he meets Judith, for who he soon falls in love. The problem is that she does not have long to live and they know it. This shall not prevent the emergence of a great romance in the clinic.
Good Luck
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
Starving in Suburbia
The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
The Girl in the Book
A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.
The Truth About Emanuel
A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.