Ossos

Ossos

1997 · 94 min · PT · 6.9 (36 votes)
Dir. Pedro Costa · Starring Mariya Lipkina, Vanda Duarte, Nuno Vaz, Isabel Ruth, Miguel Sermão, Berta Susana Teixeira · The Fontainhas Collection
Drama

After a suicidal teenage girl gives birth, she misguidedly entrusts her baby’s safety to the troubled, deadbeat father, whose violent actions take the viewer on a tour of the foreboding, crumbling shantytown in which they live.

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at life on the fringes. It’s a harsh, unvarnished portrayal of struggle and desperation, set against a backdrop of urban decay. The film feels intensely real, almost uncomfortably so.

grittybleakvisceralharrowingsteadysocial realismneo-realismdocumentary-stylepovertyaddictionparentingsurvival
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