Buddies

Buddies

2013 · 94 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Comedy, Adventure

A road movie that shows the simple things in life in a poetic light through the eyes of three young people with Down syndrome, who love movies and work at the video library of the institution where they have always lived in. One day, inspired by the movie "Thelma & Louise", they decide to run away using the gardener's old car to have a freedom experience. They travel to uncommon places in search for three simple wishes: Stalone wants to see the sea, Aninha looks for a husband and Marcio needs to fly. During this search, they embark on several adventures as if life was just a children's play

Directed by Marcelo Galvão · Written by Marcelo Galvão

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Ariel Goldenberg Stalone
Breno Viola Marcio
Rita Pokk Aninha
Lima Duarte Arlindo
Rui Unas Agente Portuga
Leonardo Miggiorin Batatinha Ferrari
Marco Luque Simple Jack
Juliana Didone Patricia
Christiano Cochrane Otávio Galvão
Monaliza Marchi Mãe de Stalone
Pedro Urizzi Pai de Stalone
Nill Marcondes Atendente da Lanchonete

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