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 |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Producer |
| Editing | Dörte Schneider | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Matilde Salema | Costume Design |
| Directing | António Ferreira | Director |
| Sound | Pedro Renato | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Luís Pedro Madeira | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Michelle Chan | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nerea Fernández | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sónia Lisboa | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Lighting | Tiago Costa | Gaffer |
| Camera | João Ponces de Carvalho | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Cláudio Ribeiro | Grip |
| Camera | Patrick Waldmann | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Ole Ki Bun Wedemann | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Gerald Maas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Paulo Coelho | Production Assistant |
| Production | Gerardo Fernandes | Production Consultant |
| Camera | Marcus Lenz | Director of Photography |
| Art | Silvério Moniz | Art Direction |
| Writing | António Ferreira | Writer |
| Production | Gerald Maas | Production Manager |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Production Manager |
| Directing | Miguel Sargento | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Haymo Kutschbach | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Holger Lochau | Co-Producer |
| Production | Luís Avelar | Co-Producer |
| Production | Zabrrea Köstermann | Co-Producer |
| Production | António Ferreira | Casting |
| Production | Dörte Schneider | Casting |
| Sound | Miguel Cunha | Sound Recordist |
