Linha de Passe (Offside)

trinidad+tobago film festival 2010 screening

Year	2008
Duration	113 minutes
Type	Dramatic feature
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese, with English subtitles
Director(s)	Daniela Thomas, Walter Salles
Rating	PG 14
Contact	danielathomas@uol.com.br

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Cleuza, a pregnant single mother, works as a domestic for a middle-class family on the outskirts of São Paulo. Cleuza has four sons, each of whom has a different father. The oldest son, Dênis, is a motorcycle courier who is tempted into street crime; Dinho is an evangelical Christian filled with suppressed sexuality and doubt; Dario is a brilliant footballer who needs cash to bribe a talent scout, and the youngest, Reginaldo, is obsessed with the belief that the local bus driver is his father.

Heartfelt and engaging, Linha de Passe deftly interweaves its five stories to present a portrait of a family that is unique, and yet just like all families, everywhere.

Trinidad & Tobago premiere

Awards: Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival (2008); Best Actress, Best Editing, Grand Coral – Second Prize, Havana Film Festival (2008); Best Director, Best Film, Most Promising Actor, Most Promising Actress, Prêmio Qualidade, Brazil (2008); Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Film, Prêmio Contigo Cinema, Brazil (2009); Best Film, São Paulo Association of Art Critics (2009).

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