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Dry Wind (2020)

Dry Wind poster
Original title
Vento Seco
Directed by
Daniel Nolasco
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shy gay factory worker in a small Brazilian town starts a casual sexual relationship with a co-worker. He becomes jealous when a newcomer competes for his lover's attention.

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What happens

Dry Wind (Portuguese: Vento seco) is a Brazilian drama film, directed by Daniel Nolasco and released in 2020. The film stars Leandro Faria Lelo as Sandro, a shy, middle-aged gay factory worker in a small town in Goiás who initiates a casual sexual hookup with his co-worker Ricardo (Allan Jacinto Santana), only to become consumed with jealousy when Maicon (Rafael Theophilo) subsequently arrives in town and becomes a rival for Ricardo's affections. The film premiered in the Panorama section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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