Sonhos Roubados (2009)

Director:

Sandra Werneck

Writer:

Eliane Trindade (writer)

Release Date:

23 April 2010 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Jessica, Sabrina and Daiane have dreams, just like all young people of any social class or place in the world...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Teenager | Sex | African American | Nudity

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ângelo Antônio	...	Seu Germano
Zezeh Barbosa	...	Dona Jandira
M.V. Bill	...	Ricardo
Nanda Costa	...	Jessica
Lorena Da Silva	...	Tia Socorro
Daniel Dantas	...	Tio Peri
Amanda Diniz	...	Daiane
Guilherme Duarte	...	Wesley
Kika Farias	...	Sabrina
Murilo Grossi	...	Cinquentão
Silvio Guindane	...	Anderson
Marieta Severo	...	Dolores
Nelson Xavier	...	Seu Horcio

Directed by
Sandra Werneck

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eliane Trindade		writer

Produced by
Elisa Tolomelli	....	executive producer
Sandra Werneck	....	producer

Cinematography by
Walter Carvalho

Film Editing by
Mair Tavares

Art Direction by
José Joaquim

Production Management
Fernando Zagallo	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Helen Dias	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Bruno Croda	....	foley editor
Rodrigo de Noronha	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lísia Faccin	....	foley coordinator
Lulu Farah	....	sound editor
Sergio Guidoux Kalil	....	foley mixer
Evandro Lima	....	boom operator
Leandro Lima	....	sound mixer
Gustavo Loureiro	....	sound re-recording mixer assistant
Felipe Burger Marques	....	foley artist
Chrístian Vaisz	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
Sergio Farjalla Jr.	....	special effects supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department
Walter Carvalho	....	camera operator
Luz Guerra	....	assistant camera
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	assistant camera
Ulisses Malta Jr.	....	gaffer

Music Department
Patrícia Portaro	....	music clearance

Other crew
Aline Motta	....	script supervisor

Distributors

• Artédis (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)

Other Companies

• Yazbek e Portaro Advogados  music clearances by

Also Known As:

"Stolen Dreams" - International (English title) (festival title)
"Rêves volés" - France (imdb display title)

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:18

Soundtrack:

Sonhos Roubados

Realistic and Cruel Coming of Age Story

The seventeen year-old single mother Jéssica (Nanda Costa) lives in a slum with her daughter Britney and her grandfather Horcio (Nelson Xavier) that repairs bicycles to survive. Her best friends are the also teenager Sabrina (Kika Farias) that was left by her mother, and the needy fourteen year-old Daiane (Amanda Diniz) that was left by her father and lives with her aunt and her uncle Peri (Daniel Dantas). The trio prostitutes every now and then to raise money to survive and satisfy their simple wishes of adolescents. Jessica is hired to have sex in the prison with the inmate Ricardo that asks Jéssica to quit prostitution and proposes her, but she does not see any hope in their relationship. Sabrina becomes the mistress of a criminal, but when she gets pregnant and decides to have the baby, her lover dumps her. Daiane misses her father and is abused by her uncle; when she befriends the hairdresser Dolores (Marieta Severo), the woman convinces her to denounce Peri.

"Sonhos Roubados" is the sixth and certainly the best film of the Brazilian director Sandra Werneck. The story of the lost youth of three teenagers that live in a poor area alone or with dysfunctional families and prostitute to survive is very realistic and cruel and supported by great performances of Nanda Costa, Kika Farias and Amanda Diniz. The sequence of Daiane and her father in her birthday party is heartbreaking. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Sonhos Roubados" ("Stolen Dreams")