Summer of 82, a southern beach.Rui and his parents are living inside their own closed worlds, unaware of the failure which defines them as a family and condemns them to a lonely survivaluneasiness.Rui is approaching his final term exams, but the only things that interest him are music and exploring imaginary worlds, which he constantly sketches anddraws. Only Joana seems to drive him away from his autism. The girl’s vigour fascinates him.Helena is not capable of filling the gap that keeps her away from her son. While waiting for her husband, she has a liaison with Zé, twenty years younger then her.Summer is coming to an end.
Guerra Civil
Pedro Caldas
IndieLisboa 2010 •
Portugal, Fiction, 90′