Skate or dad? A 17-year-old's existential crisis hits harder than any half-pipe.
Samuca is only 17 years old and discovers that his girlfriend Alicia is pregnant. The news comes to light at a not very favorable moment in Samuca's life, just when he thought everything was going very well. For having committed the same "slam" as his mother Melina, having a son at the same age as she had him, Samuca feels pressured. Themes such as teenage pregnancy and questions about life gain visibility and are unfolded throughout the plot.
Acting
Matheus Costa carries the whole damn movie on his scrawny shoulders.
Direction
Pedro Amorim balances skate montages with gut-punch family scenes.
Director
Pedro Amorim
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Slam' is skater slang for a brutal fall — perfectly mirroring Samuca's life nosedive.
This quietly became Brazil's most honest teen pregnancy film by refusing to moralize or romanticize either choice.
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