The Brazilian gay social-realist drama SÓCRATES, – winner of the Independent Spirit “Someone to Watch” award, will make its New York premiere this Summer.
Socrates (2018)
NAME OF FILM: SOCRATES
DIRECTOR(S): Alexandre Moratto
STARRING: Christian Malheiros, Tales Ordakji, Caio Martinez Pacheco
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
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