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Completed - PORTUGUESE - First film, Drama - 75 minutes

Log Line

“Hopefuls” tells the story of Junior, a young player for an amateur football team. He has to deal with the unexpected pregnancy of his girlfriend Karine, while his best friend signs a contract with a professional team. “Hopefuls” follows Junior’s growing jealousy as it reaches dangerous proportions.

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Ives ROSENFELD
Writer(s) : Ives ROSENFELD, Pedro FREIRE
Cast : Ariclenes BARROSO, Sérgio MALHEIROS, Julia BERNAT, Karine TELES

Producer(s) : Tatiana LEITE (Bubbles Project), Luis alberto GENTILE (Crisis Produtivas)

Synopsis

Junior is a young player for Bacaxá A.C., an amateur football team from the city of Saquarema, in the state of Rio de Janeiro’s north coast.
Junior plays alongside Bento, his childhood best friend. Bento is the team’s biggest star and has a contract in place for the professional league. Junior is a fully committed ath- lete and a hard worker, yet Bento is more interested in chasing girls and getting drunk - luck seems to be always on his friend’s side.
Meanwhile, Junior also has to deal with his girlfriend’s un- expected pregnancy, her mother’s constant worries for their future, and his alcoholic uncle (who could throw him out of the house in a heartbeat).
As he realizes his dream of becoming a major football star may fall apart, Junior’s jealousy of Bento’s life grows, until it reaches dangerous proportions.
“Hopefuls” follows his struggles against a growing envy that could jeopardise the love for his best friend and his girlfriend.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Festivals and Awards

Locarno 2014 (Winner o Carte Blanche)
Locarno 2014 (Winner o Carte Blanche)
Sao Paulo IFF 2015 - Monstra Brasil (ABRACCINE Prize)
Karlovy Vary 2015 (Opening Film of Forum of Independents Competiton)
Karlovy Vary 2015 (Opening Film of Forum of Independents Competiton)
Chicago IFF 2015 (World Cinema)
Chicago IFF 2015 (World Cinema)
Biarritz 2015 (Competiton)
Biarritz 2015 (Competiton)
Rio de Janeiro IFF 2015 (Competition)
Rio de Janeiro IFF 2015 (Competition)
Adelaide 2015 (Competition)
Adelaide 2015 (Competition)
Sao Paulo IFF 2015 (Mostra Brasil)
AFI 2015 (Competiton)
AFI 2015 (Competiton)


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