Buddies (2012 film)

Buddies
Directed byMarcelo Galvão
Written byMarcelo Galvão
StarringAriel Goldenberg
Rita Pokk
Breno Viola
Lima Duarte
Rui Unas
Deto Montenegro
CinematographyRodrigo Tavares
Edited byMarcelo Galvão
Music byEd Côrtes
Production
company
Gatacine
Distributed byEuropa Filmes
Release dates
  • November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08) (Red Rock Film Festival)
  • March 1, 2013 (2013-03-01)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese

Buddies (Portuguese: Colegas) is a 2012 Brazilian adventure-comedy film written and directed by Marcelo Galvão.[2] The film tells the story of three young people with Down syndrome working in the video library of the institute where they live.[3] One day, inspired by the movie Thelma & Louise, they decide to flee in search of new adventures.[4] It was shot in São Paulo, Paulínia, Bertioga, all three in São Paulo, Florianópolis and Laguna, in Santa Catarina, and in Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, as well as in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Filmes e Projetos brasileiros | Cinema do Brasi". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ^ Colegas – Filme 2012 – AdoroCinema
  3. ^ "Festival "Film Breaking Down Barriers" - Buddies". Archived from the original on 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  4. ^ "Filme | Colegas | CinePOP".
  5. ^ "Vai Começar: equipe viaja para Paulínia na semana que vem" (in Portuguese). Buddies official blog. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Filme Colegas terá cenas em Bertioga e Torres" (in Portuguese). Buddies official blog. January 5, 2011. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.