04 Apr 2002
The Open Countryside of a Lonely Man
A chance encounter between a young student looking for a summer job and a slightly desolate man, a generation older, unable to overcome his chronic, dirt-ridden loneliness.
Trembling Eyes
Juliano is a young artist who lives a happy life with his boyfriend, Nuno, a 65-year-old man, until his relationship is shaken by the discovery that his partner has a degenerative disease.
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Alv Lara Juliano
Plínio Soares Nuno
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