Ballad of Return

Ballad of Return

98 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2016

One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads. Eduardo insists on understanding his wife, but an increasing jealousy and an unexpected discovery of her past torture him. He does not realize that, most of the time, the search for control easily becomes an obsession.

Ballad of Return

98 mins | Drama | Nov. 3, 2016

Ballad of Return
One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads. Eduardo insists on understanding his wife, but an increasing jealousy and an unexpected discovery of her past torture him. He does not realize that, most of the time, the search for control easily becomes an obsession.
Producers Lauper Filmes, Mira Filmes
Original title Canção da Volta
Directors Olivia Pedroso, André Bomfim, Helena Ungaretti, Gustavo Rosa de Moura
Writers Gustavo Rosa de Moura, Leonardo Levis

Cast

Marina Person

as Júlia

João Miguel

as Eduardo

Francisco Miguez

as Lucas

Stella Hodge

as Maria

Marat Descartes

as Paulo

Poliana Pieratti

as Mariana

Ângelo Madureira

as Professor de Dança

Bernardo Barcellos

as Telefonista do Hospital (voice)

Bernardo Carvalho

as Primeiro Entrevistado

Francisco Guarnieri

as Atendente do IML

Paulo Lins

as Segundo Entrevistado

Victor Mendes

as Amigo de Júlia (voice)

Silvia Miranda

as Mãe de Eduardo (voice)

Isabella Sasarini

as Isabella