Rafa

A quiet, anxious slice of a boy's day, heavy with unspoken worry and the weight of a fragile family.

Directed by

João Salaviza

Genres

Crime, Drama, Family

Starring

Rodrigo Perdigão, Joana de Verona

Overview

Rafa is a 13 years old kid concerned with his mother, held in a police station for driving without a license. The director shows a day in the life of a teenager who lives on a problematic area and discovers that her mother was arrested because of an automobile accident.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Family, isolation, coming-of-age, survival

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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