When I Grow Up
After visiting his father and brother in prison, Gabriel (06) and his mother, Vera (45), return home weighed down by questions, fears, and an uncertain future.Vera tries to hold herself together when her son asks if, when he grows up, he too will share the same fate as the men in their family: incarceration.
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After visiting his father and brother in prison, Gabriel (06) and his mother, Vera (45), return home weighed down by questions, fears, and an uncertain future. Vera tries to hold herself together when her son asks if, when he grows up, he too will share the same fate as the men in their family: incarceration.
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- Budget
- $30,000
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- Release date
- Aug 18, 2025
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
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- Language
- Portuguese
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