The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a woman named Odete descends into madness and claims to be pregnant with the child of her neighbour Pedro, who died in a car crash and is mourned by his boyfriend Rui.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
42 audience votes
Key crew
- Paulo RebeloScreenplay
- João Pedro RodriguesDirector
- João Pedro RodriguesScreenplay
- Olivier BombardaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ana Cristina OliveiraOdete
- Nuno GilRui
- João CarreiraPedro
- Teresa MadrugaTeresa
- Carloto CottaAlberto
- Filipa GordoSupermaket Colleague
- Cláudia FariaPregnant Costumer
- Eric SantosÁlvaro Costa
- Carlos PimentaAndré
- João Carlos ArrudaTó
- Francisco PeresPriest
- Maria João FalcãoMarisa
Stills
Themes
loss of loved oneinsanitypregnancygravemale homosexualitylgbtgay theme