Breathing Under Water (2000)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 0.415 |
Directed By
António Ferreira
Crew
António Ferreira
Dörte Schneider
Dörte Schneider
Matilde Salema
António Ferreira
Miguel Cunha
Luís Pedro Madeira
Pedro Renato
Michelle Chan
João Ponces de Carvalho
Sónia Lisboa
Nerea Fernández
Tiago Costa
Paulo Coelho
Ole Ki Bun Wedemann
Cláudio Ribeiro
Patrick Waldmann
Gerardo Fernandes
Gerald Maas
Silvério Moniz
Marcus Lenz
Dörte Schneider
Gerald Maas
Haymo Kutschbach
António Ferreira
Dörte Schneider
Luís Avelar
Zabrrea Köstermann
Holger Lochau
António Ferreira
Miguel Sargento
TOP CAST
Alexandre Pinto
Pedro
Joana Costa
Ana
Joel Rodrigues
João
Mário Rodrigues
Friend
Cleia Almeida
Friend
Vítor Norte
Father
Ana Paula Santos
Mother
Margarida Lopes
Teacher
Hugo Tavares
Boy In The Room
Glória Ferreira
Portuguese Teacher
Miguel Monteiro
Voice on TV
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