Back in December we reported that the feature-film version of the excellent gay-themed short film Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho (I Don’t Want to Go Back Alone) was die to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. Well, it’s now done so and has achieved huge amounts of acclaim, including winning the Teddy Award, the annual prize given to the best LGBT-themed movie screened as part of that segment of the Berlin fest.
It wasn’t just the Teddys that liked it though, as the movie, title The Way He Looks, picked up the Fipresci Prize and also came second place for the Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature.
The movie is Daniel Ribeiro first features and charts the story of Leonardo; a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans to fulfil his promise to Giovana.
As well as all the prizes Ribeiro can also cheer that his movie will be getting a wider audience, as Peccadillo Pictures has picked up the UK rights to the movie, with a theatrical release set for November 2014.
You can take a look at the original short below.
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