Breathing Under Water

Breathing Under Water

45 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 19, 2000

What stops two people from being together? A third one. What stops one person from fighting for another? Nothing. Pedro lives in the suburbs, where he works with his father in a garage. Everyday he takes the bus downtown where he goes to school and meets his friends. It's summertime and they all go down to the river where they spend their free time or even their school time. Among joints, motorbike riding and swimming, everything seems to go well with this group of friends, until the moment when Pedro and his best friend find out that both of them like the same girl. Pedro finds himself inside a downward spiral, where everything around him seems to fall apart. Like a magnet attracts the iron, Pedro seems to attract problems, from the school until his relationship with his parents. This is the story of Pedro, who by having his head being pushed down so much learned how to breathe under water.

Breathing Under Water

45 mins | Drama, Thriller | Feb. 19, 2000

Breathing Under Water
What stops two people from being together? A third one. What stops one person from fighting for another? Nothing. Pedro lives in the suburbs, where he works with his father in a garage. Everyday he takes the bus downtown where he goes to school and meets his friends. It's summertime and they all go down to the river where they spend their free time or even their school time. Among joints, motorbike riding and swimming, everything seems to go well with this group of friends, until the moment when Pedro and his best friend find out that both of them like the same girl. Pedro finds himself inside a downward spiral, where everything around him seems to fall apart. Like a magnet attracts the iron, Pedro seems to attract problems, from the school until his relationship with his parents. This is the story of Pedro, who by having his head being pushed down so much learned how to breathe under water.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers RTP, Zed Filmes, Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf', German Film and Television Academy Berlin
Original title Respirar Debaixo d'Água
Directors Miguel Sargento, António Ferreira
Writers António Ferreira

Cast

Alexandre Pinto

as Pedro

Joana Costa

as Ana

Joel Rodrigues

as João

Mário Rodrigues

as Friend

Cleia Almeida

as Friend

Vítor Norte

as Father

Ana Paula Santos

as Mother

Margarida Lopes

as Teacher

Hugo Tavares

as Boy In The Room

Glória Ferreira

as Portuguese Teacher