The Other Side of the Street

The Other Side of the Street

2004 · 98 min · ★ 6.6 · Thriller, Drama, Romance

Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with the suspect in a potentially dangerous chain of events that will force her to take stock of her life.

Directed by Marcos Bernstein · Written by Marcos Bernstein

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