Cães Famintos (2017)

  • NR
  • 12/21/2017 (BR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 40m

Overview

Four stories portray the human being and his existential dramas. Bruno's life turns upside down when he is forced to take care of his newborn son as Helena, his wife, is afflicted by postpartum depression. Ronaldo, a 56-year-old man receives news of a terminal illness, as he prepares to receive his 80-year-old mother. Teenager Marta, 17, is plagued by the dictatorship of female beauty, and reaches her limits to achieve a perfect body. While the nurse Jorge meets Ana, they fall in love and end up having an extreme relationship that culminates in an unwanted pregnancy. The stories reveal the fragility of the human being in the midst of social relations.

Beto Oliveira

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Mel Lisboa's headshot

Mel Lisboa

Ana
João Vitti's headshot

João Vitti

Ronaldo
Bernardo Barreto's headshot

Bernardo Barreto

Bruno
Amélia Bittencourt's headshot

Amélia Bittencourt

Mãe de Ronaldo
Mariah Teixeira's headshot

Mariah Teixeira

Vizinha
Marina Rigueira's headshot

Marina Rigueira

Helena
Pedro Monteiro's headshot

Pedro Monteiro

Jorge

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