Pedro, Ricardo and Andreia are growing up in a dysfunctional environment, tossed back and forth between the cruel disciplinary measures of group homes and their own toxic family relationships. Again and again, they run away, spending their nights on the streets of Lisbon, where they experience both the rebellious rush of freedom and violent exploitation. In these chaotic surroundings, Andreia’s unwanted pregnancy is just the most visible symptom of these young individuals’ deep desperation and vulnerability. Along with the film’s dynamic camerawork and advanced formal language, it is above all the performances from the young ensemble cast that lend Teresa Villaverde’s cinematic masterpiece an almost unbearable intensity.

Teresa Villaverde was born in Lisbon/Portugal in 1966. In the 80s she worked as an actress, co-author and co-director in the Theater Group of the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon. She participated as an actress in the film À FLOR DO MAR, by João César Monteiro and worked in the set of Paulo Rocha’s DESEJADO as continuity supervisor. In the early 90s she began working as a director, always writing her own scripts. All her films had world premieres at A festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin. Furthermore, she was appointed to the juries at numerous film festivals.

Filmography (selection): 1991 A IDADE MAIOR, 1994 TRÊS IRMÃOS, 1996 O AMOR NÃO ME ENGANA, 1998 OS MUTANTES, 2003 A FAVOR DA CLARIDADE, 2006 TRANSE, 2017 COLO, 2018 GALILEO’S THERMOMETER, 2019 SIX PORTRAITS OF PAIN
Filmography (selection): 1991 A IDADE MAIOR, 1994 TRÊS IRMÃOS, 1996 O AMOR NÃO ME ENGANA, 1998 OS MUTANTES, 2003 A FAVOR DA CLARIDADE, 2006 TRANSE, 2017 COLO, 2018 GALILEO’S THERMOMETER, 2019 SIX PORTRAITS OF PAIN.