Ballad of Return

Ballad of Return

2016 · 98 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads. Eduardo insists on understanding his wife, but an increasing jealousy and an unexpected discovery of her past torture him. He does not realize that, most of the time, the search for control easily becomes an obsession.

Directed by Gustavo Rosa de Moura · Written by Leonardo Levis

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Marina Person Júlia
João Miguel Eduardo
Francisco Miguez Lucas
Stella Hodge Maria
Marat Descartes Paulo
Poliana Pieratti Mariana
Ângelo Madureira Professor de Dança
Bernardo Barcellos Telefonista do Hospital (voice)
Bernardo Carvalho Primeiro Entrevistado
Francisco Guarnieri Atendente do IML
Paulo Lins Segundo Entrevistado
Victor Mendes Amigo de Júlia (voice)

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