Breathing Under Water (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.
Director: António Ferreira
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Alexandre Pinto as Pedro |
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Joana Costa as Ana |
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Joel Rodrigues as João |
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Mário Rodrigues as Friend |
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Cleia Almeida as Friend |
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Vítor Norte as Father |
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Ana Paula Santos as Mother |
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Margarida Lopes as Teacher |
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Hugo Tavares as Boy In The Room |
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Glória Ferreira as Portuguese Teacher |
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Miguel Monteiro as Voice on TV |
| Production | António Ferreira | Producer |
| Editing | Dörte Schneider | Editor |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matilde Salema | Costume Design |
| Directing | António Ferreira | Director |
| Sound | Luís Pedro Madeira | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Pedro Renato | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Michelle Chan | Boom Operator |
| Camera | João Ponces de Carvalho | Additional Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sónia Lisboa | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nerea Fernández | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Tiago Costa | Gaffer |
| Production | Paulo Coelho | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Ole Ki Bun Wedemann | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Cláudio Ribeiro | Grip |
| Camera | Patrick Waldmann | Focus Puller |
| Production | Gerardo Fernandes | Production Consultant |
| Directing | Gerald Maas | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Silvério Moniz | Art Direction |
| Camera | Marcus Lenz | Director of Photography |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Casting |
| Production | Gerald Maas | Production Manager |
| Sound | Haymo Kutschbach | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | António Ferreira | Writer |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Production Manager |
| Production | Luís Avelar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Zabrrea Köstermann | Co-Producer |
| Production | Holger Lochau | Co-Producer |
| Production | António Ferreira | Casting |
| Directing | Miguel Sargento | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Miguel Cunha | Sound Recordist |
