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Breathing Under Water
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Breathing Under Water

Feb 19, 2000
0h 45m
★ 7.2

Overview

What stops two people from being together? A third one. What stops one person from fighting for another? Nothing. Pedro lives in the suburbs, where he works with his father in a garage. Everyday he takes the bus downtown where he goes to school and meets his friends. It's summertime and they all go down to the river where they spend their free time or even their school time. Among joints, motorbike riding and swimming, everything seems to go well with this group of friends, until the moment when Pedro and his best friend find out that both of them like the same girl. Pedro finds himself inside a downward spiral, where everything around him seems to fall apart. Like a magnet attracts the iron, Pedro seems to attract problems, from the school until his relationship with his parents. This is the story of Pedro, who by having his head being pushed down so much learned how to breathe under water.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

RTP
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Persona Non Grata Pictures

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Cast

Alexandre Pinto

Pedro

Alexandre Pinto

Joana Costa

Ana

Joana Costa

Joel Rodrigues

João

Joel Rodrigues

Mário Rodrigues

Friend

Mário Rodrigues

Cleia Almeida

Friend

Cleia Almeida

Vítor Norte

Father

Vítor Norte

Ana Paula Santos

Mother

Ana Paula Santos

Margarida Lopes

Teacher

Margarida Lopes

Hugo Tavares

Boy In The Room

Hugo Tavares

Glória Ferreira

Portuguese Teacher

Glória Ferreira

Miguel Monteiro

Voice on TV

Miguel Monteiro

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