Passing By

Year: 2003

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Ricardo Elias

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When straight‑laced Jefferson learns his drug‑dealing brother has died, he travels back to São Paulo with his childhood friend to identify the body. The road trip forces the two men to confront memories of their shared youth and leaves them facing a pivotal choice about the direction of their own lives.

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