Three homeless teenage rejects struggle to survive together. Of them, Andreia is pregnant, while Pedro and Ricardo hustle, steal and are exploited by a pornographer.
Acting
Non-professional cast bleeds raw authenticity.
Direction
Villaverde's unflinching gaze refuses exploitation.
Cinematography
Lisbon's shadows swallow these kids whole.

Director
Teresa Villaverde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Portugal's 1990s 'cinema de regresso' movement confronting Salazar-era social fractures still bleeding into democracy. Villaverde was among few women directors breaking through this boys' club.
Ana Moreira was discovered in a Lisbon street casting and became Villaverde's muse; this was Alexandre Pinto's only film before disappearing from public life entirely.