In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.
Acting
Sandra Corveloni won Best Actress at Cannes for a reason — watch her hands
Direction
Salles and Thomas capture São Paulo's periphery with documentary intimacy
Cinematography
Golden-hour misery never looked this honest
Director
Daniela Thomas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vinícius de Oliveira (Dario) was the kid from Salles' 'Central Station' — full circle from abandoned child to absent father.
The title refers to soccer's offside rule — fitting for characters perpetually caught out of position by class structures.
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