There’s a matter of lost money, for one, and a funeral to attend, but also the fact that these boys are very nearly men and as young guys do, they need a little time away from their lives and responsibilities. On the shores of a quiet Brazilian town are distant relatives that Martin (Matheus Almada) and Tomaz (a simmering, subtle Maurício Barcellos) need to visit for ambiguous reasons. They adore one another in the way that cigarette-smoking, name-calling bros can adore others thanks to the actors, their faux-hyper-masculine interactions reek with equal parts adulation, duplicity, and unspoken lust. A World Premiere at Berlin earlier in 2015, the film follows two queer young men, one already certain of his sexuality and the other, his close friend, on the edge of a discovery. Optimism and connection are the distinguishing emotional foci of the otherwise undemanding foreign-language teen drama Beira-Mar, an independent Brazilian feature now available on DVD and VOD as Seashore thanks to Wolfe Video. The relief, however, is often short-lived. Naturally, it is an intense relief when a project comes along with pleasure and possibility, rather than grief and abuse, as its central themes. ![]() ![]() This rule-of-thumb is truer than ever in independent film, where personal trauma and bildungsroman walk too consistently hand-in-hand. In the United States, the media’s primary interest in LGBTQ youth has been on their tragedies, their victimization, and their struggles. Official Selection of the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival ![]() Language: Portuguese with English subtitles Starring: Matheus Almada, Maurício Barcellos, Ariel Artur, Elisa Brittes, Fernando Hart Directed and Written by: Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio ReolonĮxecutive Produced by: Filipe Matzembacher, Tainá Rocha
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