Linha de Passe

2008, 108 minutes

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier; Dinho is a converted Christian and works as attendant in a gas station; Dario is an aspirant soccer player that is getting older without the expected chance in a team; and the youngest, Reginaldo, is obsessed about finding his father who works as a bus driver, and spends most of his spare time traveling by bus. Along the months, each brother experiences new deceptions and expectations while the family fights to survive.

Credits

Themes
Family, Identity, Poverty
Suitable for
havo/vwo - bovenbouw
mbo - niveau 1 & 2
mbo - niveau 3 & 4
Director
Walter Salles
Country of production
Brazil
Type
Fiction
Duration
108 minutes
Year
2008
Age rating
12 discriminatie drugs- en/of alcoholmisbruik geweld grof taalgebruik