Any Stray Cat

Any Stray Cat

2011 · 96 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Romance

Tati is in love with Marcelo, a guy who enjoys dating lots of girls. Honest to a fault, Tati wears her heart on her sleeve, but her intense affection only drives Marcelo further away. After attending a lecture by a young biology professor named Conrado, she decides to put his controversial theories into practice in her own love life. Conrado has developed a scientific guide to seduction, inspired by Charles Darwin's theories, comparing the dating behaviour of young people to that of animals in nature. Tati becomes his eager test subject. At first, the experiment seems to be working: Marcelo is showing interest again. But things take an unexpected turn when real feelings begin to spark between the professor and the student.

Directed by Tomás Portella · Written by Claudia Levay

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Cleo Tati
Malvino Salvador Conrado
Dudu Azevedo Marcelo
Rita Guedes Ângela
Álamo Facó Magrão
Letícia Novaes Paula
Gillray Coutinho Professor de Direito
Jean Pierre Noher Maitre
Tatsu Carvalho DJ
Kiko Mascarenhas Editor
Juliana Guimarães Empregada
Ilya São Paulo Manobrista

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