''Forbidden to Forbid'' (; ; also known as ''É Proibido Proibir'') is a 2006 Brazilian-Chilean-Spanish

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film directed by Jorge Durán. It stars

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and Alexandre Rodrigues as teenagers in a love triangle.

Plot

Paulo is a medical student who shares a small apartment with Leon, his best friend and a sociology student. Leon is dating Leticia, but she and Paulo fall in love. The trio tries to help Rosalina, a terminally ill patient at the University Hospital, reunite with her children who haven't visited her in a long time. While attempting to save Cacauzinho, one of Rosalina's sons, Leon is injured in a shootout. Leticia manages to rescue him, but for Leon to survive, Paulo will have to operate on him in his own home.

Cast

as Paulo *

as Letícia * Alexandre Rodrigues as Leon *

Edyr Duqui Edyr de Castro (2 September 1946 – 15 January 2019) was a Brazilian actress and singer. She initially signed her original name, but later took on the stage name Edyr Duqui. She was one of the members of the vocal group As Frenéticas, and was ...

as Rosalinda * Adriano de Jesus as Cacazinho * Luciano Vidigal as Mário * Raquel Pedras as Rita

Production

Durán searched locations to film during three months, with the filming itself taking place in five weeks in the suburbs of

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. After four weeks of production, the editing lasted four months.

Reception

''Forbidden to Forbid'' won the Films in Progress Award of the 53rd

San Sebastián International Film Festival The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Countr ...

, and the Best Screenplay and New Director of the

Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva The Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival () is the oldest film festival in Europe dedicated to the Ibero-American cinema. It has been held since 1975 in Huelva, Spain. During the first editions, it was known as (). The festival was originally or ...

. It won the 2nd FestCine Goiânia for the Best Film, Best Actor for Alexandre Rodrigues, and Best Editing. Durán won the Best Director Award at the

Valdivia International Film Festival The Valdivia International Film Festival ( Spanish: Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia (FICV o FICVALDIVIA)) is an international film exhibition and competition, held annually in the city of Valdivia, Los Rios region, Chile. The festival ...

, while Blat received the Best Actor Award of the Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira. At the 11th Brazilian Film Festival of Miami, it won the Best Film Award, Best Director, and Best Actor Award for Blat. It won the Jury Special Award of the 28th

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and of the 4th Quito Festival Cero Latitud, as well as the Best Film Award of the 2006

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and of the 2006 Viña del Mar International Film Festival. It also received a Margarida de Prata Award from the

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References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 1002459 2006 drama films 2006 films Brazilian drama films Films shot in Rio de Janeiro (city) Films about interracial romance 2000s Portuguese-language films Spanish drama films Chilean drama films 2000s Chilean films 2000s Brazilian films