“Is it a sin, to want?” asks Ana (Ana Cabral). When the priest reassures her that it’s not, in itself, but enquires as to what it is that she wants, she says simply “Just to want...because when I want, I want so much. It doesn’t fit here on the island.”
That island is São Miguel in the Azores, considered paradise by tourists but frustratingly small for teenagers who are trying to explore their identities and understand themselves separately from their families. Ana lives with her mother, toddler brother Simão and older brother Telmo. The latter is hardly home, however, and shows little interest in her, on one occasion stealing the keys for her motorbike so that she has to walk home alone in the dark. Little clues scattered through the film hint that he’s involved with the drug smuggling we hear talked about on the news in the background.
That island is São Miguel in the Azores, considered paradise by tourists but frustratingly small for teenagers who are trying to explore their identities and understand themselves separately from their families. Ana lives with her mother, toddler brother Simão and older brother Telmo. The latter is hardly home, however, and shows little interest in her, on one occasion stealing the keys for her motorbike so that she has to walk home alone in the dark. Little clues scattered through the film hint that he’s involved with the drug smuggling we hear talked about on the news in the background.
- 5/25/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Wolf and Dog (Lobo e Cão) is the first feature film by Portuguese director Claudia Varejão. The movie follows a group of queer teenagers growing up in the uber-religious town of San Miguel in the Azores who yearn for more than the small-town ideals and the mundane lifestyle of their parents. Written by Varejão and Leda Cartum, the central characters try to build a community of their own. Still, the adults want the kids to remain stagnant, become farmers, fishermen, or mothers, and force them to enjoy that lifestyle. The movie has challenging moments to get through because they slow the pacing, making it a more tedious viewing experience, but the script works hard to subvert some harmful tropes.
The story centers around Ana (Ana Cabral), a high schooler that keeps a small circle of friends in San Miguel. Her best friend Luis (Ruben Pimenta) is an out and proud...
The story centers around Ana (Ana Cabral), a high schooler that keeps a small circle of friends in San Miguel. Her best friend Luis (Ruben Pimenta) is an out and proud...
- 9/5/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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