Last Conversations

Last Conversations

2015 · 88 min · ★ 7.5 · Documentary

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand how teenagers think, live and dream nowadays. The footage was edited by Coutinho’s longtime partner, film editor Jordana Berg, and the final cut is signed by João Moreira Salles.

Directed by Eduardo Coutinho

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