Buddies (2012)

Original title

Colegas

Directed by

Marcelo Galvão

Genre

comedy film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

10

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three friends with Down syndrome live at an institute and work in its video library. Inspired by the movie Thelma and Louise, they run away to go on a road trip full of new experiences.

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What happens

Buddies (Portuguese: Colegas) is a 2012 Brazilian adventure-comedy film written and directed by Marcelo Galvão. The film tells the story of three young people with Down syndrome working in the video library of the institute where they live. One day, inspired by the movie Thelma & Louise, they decide to flee in search of new adventures. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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