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Release Date:
February 19, 2000
Original Title:
Respirar Debaixo d'Água
Alternate Titles:
Atmen unter Wasser
Breathing Under Water
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen 'Konrad Wolf'
Persona Non Grata Pictures
RTP
Production Countries:
Germany | Portugal
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 45
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.
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Additional Camera:
João Ponces de Carvalho
Art Direction:
Silvério Moniz
Assistant Director:
Miguel Sargento
Boom Operator:
Michelle Chan
Casting:
António Ferreira
Dörte Schneider
Co-Producer:
Holger Lochau
Luís Avelar
Zabrrea Köstermann
Costume Design:
Matilde Salema
Director:
António Ferreira
Director of Photography:
Marcus Lenz
Editor:
Dörte Schneider
Focus Puller:
Patrick Waldmann
Gaffer:
Tiago Costa
Grip:
Cláudio Ribeiro
Lighting Technician:
Ole Ki Bun Wedemann
Makeup & Hair Assistant:
Sónia Lisboa
Makeup Artist:
Nerea Fernández
Music Arranger:
Luís Pedro Madeira
Original Music Composer:
Pedro Renato
Producer:
António Ferreira
Dörte Schneider
Production Assistant:
Paulo Coelho
Production Consultant:
Gerardo Fernandes
Production Manager:
Gerald Maas
Dörte Schneider
Script Supervisor:
Gerald Maas
Sound Mixer:
Haymo Kutschbach
Sound Recordist:
Miguel Cunha
Writer:
António Ferreira
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