Os Gatos Não Têm Vertigens (2014)
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Maria do Céu Guerra, João Jesus, Fernanda Serrano, Ricardo Carriço
An 18-year-old cast out by his father finds shelter with a recently widowed 73-year-old woman, and an unexpected friendship takes root.
The story
Jó, an 18-year-old disillusioned with life and influenced by the wrong crowd in his neighborhood, lives in a dysfunctional family with his father, Alberto, a drug addict who steals and beats him. On Jó’s birthday, Alberto throws him out of the house. With nowhere else to go, Jó spends the night on the terrace of Rosa, a 73-year-old woman recently bereaved after a lifetime with her husband. She discovers him the next morning and takes him in. As the unlikely pair grow close, their friendship is misunderstood by those around them. Their new bond faces a looming challenge when Alberto discovers where his son is staying.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jó is an 18-year-old young man from a dysfunctional family who is disillusioned with life and influenced by the wrong crowd in his neighborhood. His father, Alberto, is a drug addict who spends his life stealing and beating his son. On his birthday, his father throws him out of the house. With nowhere to go, Jó takes shelter on Rosa’s terrace, where he spends the night. The next morning, Rosa, a 73-year-old woman who recently lost the husband she had spent her whole life with, finds the young man and decides to take him into her home. Gradually, a deep friendship grows between them, one that, despite being misunderstood by everyone, becomes stronger and more genuine with each passing day. Meanwhile, the day comes when Alberto discovers where his son is staying, and the trouble begins...
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