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Night Passage (2003)

Night Passage poster
Original title
A Passagem da Noite
Directed by
Luís Filipe Rocha
Genre
drama film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenager in Portugal grapples with an unwanted pregnancy and the social stigma around AIDS. The story follows her personal struggles with family and her own future.

slow-burnmelancholicintimatereflectiverestrainedquietly tensesombernaturalistic

What happens

A Passagem da Noite (Portugiesisch für: Das Verstreichen der Nacht) ist ein Filmdrama des portugiesischen Filmregisseurs Luís Filipe Rocha aus dem Jahr 2003. Der Coming-of-age-Film thematisiert auch den gesellschaftlichen Umgang mit ungewollten Schwangerschaften und AIDS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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