Heavier Is the Sky

Aug 8, 2023

1h 38m

★ 7.5

Overview

After taking in an abandoned child, Teresa meets Antônio and the two begin a journey on the roads. The common past, for them, is the memories of a city submerged at the bottom of a dam. Life is a dream, but the future is uncertainty.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Iluminura Filmes

Sereia Filmes

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Cast

Antônio

Matheus Nachtergaele

Teresa

Ana Luiza Rios

Fátima

Sílvia Buarque

Zé Caminhoneiro

Buda Lira

Letícia

Danny Barbosa

Homem Misterioso

Marcos Duarte

Gerente

Pedro Domingues

Leônidas Alves Amaro

Caminhoneiro I

Galba Nogueira

Caminhoneiro III

Magno Carvalho

Felício da Silva

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