The Other Side of the Street is full of the stillness, and silences, of a life that's been muted and shut down.
The Other Side of the Street
2004 · 1h 38m · N/A
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Marcos Bernstein
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The Other Side of the Street
Overview
Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with the suspect in a potentially dangerous chain of events that will force her to take stock of her life.
Director and cast
- Marcos Bernstein Director
- Fernanda Montenegro as Regina
- Raul Cortez as Camargo
- Laura Cardoso as Patolina
- Luiz Carlos Persy as Alcides
- Miguel Lunardi as Filho de Regina
- Caio Lima as Neto de Regina
- Eliana César as Filha de Camargo
- Mauro José as Seu Tarcísio
- Milene Pizarro as Celia
- Márcio Vito as Walmir
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
A poignant little film that explores loss and new leases on life with intelligence and care.
An appealingly quirky thriller from Brazil.
[A] tough, sentimental Brazilian drama about two young souls distressed to find themselves in elderly bodies.
The Other Side of the Street is more love story than thriller, with the mystery providing only slack tension and the December-December romance that ultimately develops between Regina and Camargo crackling with drama and sexual tension aplenty.
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