I Don't Like Being Alone

I Don't Like Being Alone

four years changes our attitudes a lot

2024 · 9 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

At the height of the 2020 quarantine, Gustavo finds himself alone in São Paulo, far from his family and friends, with no one to share or exchange affection with. Until he received a strange notification: an old school friend started following him. Lost in his own loneliness, Gustavo invites him to eat pizza in his apartment. But upon meeting Augusto again, old feelings are reconsidered and Gustavo must discover how to deal with his past mistakes.

Directed by Enrique Oliveira · Written by Enrique Oliveira

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Vicente Junior Augusto
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