Linha de Passe

Linha de Passe

Life is what you make of it.

2008 · 108 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.

Directed by Daniela Thomas · Written by Walter Salles

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