Buddies

2013 1h 34m PT

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 50

DramaComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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A road movie that shows the simple things in life in a poetic light through the eyes of three young people with Down syndrome, who love movies and work at the video library of the institution where they have always lived in. One day, inspired by the movie "Thelma & Louise", they decide to run away using the gardener's old car to have a freedom experience. They travel to uncommon places in search for three simple wishes: Stalone wants to see the sea, Aninha looks for a husband and Marcio needs to fly. During this search, they embark on several adventures as if life was just a children's play

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ariel Goldenberg
Stalone
Breno Viola
Marcio
Rita Pokk
Aninha
Lima Duarte
Arlindo
Rui Unas
Agente Portuga
Leonardo Miggiorin
Batatinha Ferrari
Marco Luque
Simple Jack
Juliana Didone
Patricia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marcelo Galvão
Writers: Marcelo Galvão
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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Fun facts 🍿

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Coleção: Colegas" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

ERA

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Ariel Goldenberg and Breno Viola and Rita Pokk carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1179259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Marcelo Galvão directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Coleção: Colegas" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Ariel Goldenberg and Breno Viola and Rita Pokk carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1179259 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 50 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.