The 25th “Reel” Latin American Film Festival
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Don’t Call me Son
(Mãe Só Há Uma)Director: Anna Mulaert, Brazil, 2016
Length: 82 minutes
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Rating: NR Includes sex and strong lan
Pragda's info on the film: https://pragda.com/film/dont-call-son/
Showtimes and Locations
- Thursday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.
Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium - Introduction: Dr. Gregory Hutcheson, Department of Classical and Modern Languages
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Storyline
This poignant coming-of-age film from Brazil is focused on Pierre, seventeen and in the middle of puberty. Ever since his father’s death, his mother Aracy has looked after him and his younger sister Jacqueline, spoiling them both. But when his mother is arrested for having stolen him from a hospital when he was a newborn baby, Pierre’s life changes dramatically. His biological parents Gloria and Matheus have spent seventeen years searching for him; they are now desperate to make up for the lost years and spend time with their eldest son, whom they call Felipe. Observed from a critical distance by his younger brother Joca, Pierre/Felipe moves in with his well-heeled new family, who are determined to mould him according to their ideals. But Pierre has his own designs for his life.
The turmoil of adolescence is plumbed with wit and compassion by award winning director Anna Muylaert, whose earlier film, THE SECOND MOTHER , also in Pragda´s catalog, dealt with familial loyalty and class tensions as well.
Floyd Theater