Whirlpool
2017 · 100 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama
Luzimar cycles each day to and from work at the local cotton mill in his hometown of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a hard-working man, trying to make the most of what he has. One day, his childhood friend Gildo reappears, driving a fancy car and boasting of his successful life in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. As the two sit down for a beer, memories, regrets and old resentments slowly resurface.
Directed by José Luiz Villamarim · Written by George Moura
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Inês Peixoto Suzi
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