Socrates
An engrossing portrait…simple but flavorful.
Socrates
After his mother’s sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo’s coast, must survive on his own. As he faces isolation because of his sexuality, his search for a decent, worthy life reaches a breaking point. Produced by Ramin Bahrani (99 HOMES), Executive Produced by Fernando Meirelles (CITY OF GOD), and filmed with a micro budget of under US $20,000, SOCRATES is the debut feature film from Brazilian-American director Alexandre Moratto. It is the first feature produced by the Querô Institute in Brazil where it was co-written, produced, and acted by at-risk teenagers from local low-income communities, with the support of Unicef.
Genre
Drama,
LGBT
Runtime
71
Language
Portuguese
Director
Alexandre Moratto
Cast
Christian Malheiros,
Tales Ordakji,
Rosane Paulo,
Jayme Rodrigues
Awards:
Nominee, Cine Latino Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner, Acura Someone to Watch Award, Spirit Awards
Nominee, John Cassavetes Award, Spirit Awards
MOREFEATURED REVIEW
Gary M. Kramer, San Francisco Bay Times
'Sócrates' is one of the highlights of the festival. It is a gritty, gut-wrenching drama about the title character (Christian Malheiros), a gay 15-year-old Brazilian boy whose mother has passed in the opening scene. Sócrates barely has time to grieve, though. He has to find a job and come up with ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 8.09.19 - 8.15.19
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