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On Behalf of My Son

2026 · 148 min

A quiet, heavy watch that sits with a mother's grief and guilt, asking you to carry the weight alongside her. Slow and emotionally demanding, it offers little relief but a great deal of feeling.

Directed by
Gabriel Martins
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rejane Faria, Maíra Azevedo, Thalma de Freitas
Overview
Vicentina struggles to cope with the death of her son Wesley after a tragic bus accident, in which he was the driver. As the investigation unfolds, evidence suggests that Wesley’s actions may have been suicidal. Vicentina then embarks on a journey to seek out the victims’ families and apologize, while confronting her own grief and uncertainty.

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Directed by
Gabriel Martins
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rejane Faria, Maíra Azevedo, Thalma de Freitas
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • guilt
    • morality
    • death
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Gabriel Martins
    Written by
    Gabriel Martins
    Starring
    Rejane Faria, Maíra Azevedo, Thalma de Freitas, Grace Passô, Giovanna Heliodoro, Renato Novaes, Karine Teles, Flávio Bauraqui
    Music
    Tiganá Santana
    Cinematography
    Leonardo Feliciano
    Runtime
    148 min
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Portuguese

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