Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks)

Year

2014

Duration

93 minutes

Genres

Coming of Age, Romance

Language

Portuguese (English subtitles)

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Leonardo is a blind high-school student who spends all of his time with his best friend Giovanna, searching for independence and wondering when he will experience his first kiss. Their close bond is threatened however with the arrival of Gabriel, a handsome new boy in school, shutting Giovanna out of the group as Gabriel and Leonardo develop a close friendship. As he is coming to terms with his developing sexuality, the filmmaker finds imaginative ways to convey Leonardo’s romantic desire without the luxury of sight. This is a romantic, tender story of young love, which captures the awkwardness of adolescence with excruciating accuracy, and contains a quietly defiant, inspirational ending.

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Daniel Ribeiro

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Contains infrequent strong language and moderate sex.

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Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (The Way He Looks)

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Year

Duration

Genres

Language

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

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Classification

Engaging for ages

This film is part of the following theme

Also available with this film on Into Film+

3 RESOURCES

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