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I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

This film for me was a '1 o'clock in the morning can't sleep must break the boredom' watch. Normally in these instances I'll fall asleep a third of the way through and that'll be that. In this instance however I was mesmerised, I was pulled in and it is so apparent to me now after sleeping on it how much effort the director and producers have put into character development and presentation. This film has an easiness to it, one that allows you to connect and care for the characters. You feel the pain and the angst whilst also enjoying the highs of emotion and joy. Portuguese as the language even adds to the immersion, as an English only speaker I found myself listening heavily on the tone of their voices which allowed an even deeper emotional connection. I was trapped and in a good way. The accompanying background music is subtle and does not distract from the storyline, it instead lightly enhances it and enforces the mood.This film speaks volumes and is a beautiful depiction of what finding love is for an LGBT person, for anyone looking for something else along an LGBT themed love story I heavily advise North Sea Texas. A beautiful presentation of a young love story and an honour to the LGBT community.

Even though the main theme of the movie is a blossoming gay love story, I believe the movie will appeal to the general audience as a sweet coming of age story, with wonderful messages even us adults can pick up.Its always tricky I believe to make a movie with somewhat adult content involving teens, and this movie managed to do it so beautifully. Its definitely a feel good movie to go too when you just had a bad day.Big and loud applause for Daniel Ribeiro for his wonderful writing and directing, and also to the young cast who made the movie become so believable. I personally like to thank who ever green-lighted this movie from a simple short presentation "I don't Want to Go Back Alone" becoming this wonderful movie.Looking forward to further works of Mr. Ribeiro and the talented casts.

The pure simplicity of the creative filmmaking. We almost forgot that the main staple of a good movie is a story to tell. It all somehow got gradually replaced with car chases and explosions and stunning lack of anything to say, that doesn't prevent so-called "directors" from continuing to torture us with tons of decomposing garbage. And there comes this small, low budget gem of a movie. Teenagers, fight for independence, stirrings of forbidden love and all done with exceptional taste without the need to drown us in syrupy clichés. The innocence of youth, that breathtaking time of endless possibilities, brought to us with such cautious and tender hand. Such a refreshing movie, just in time for the Holiday season.

First off, let me just say this: if you haven't watched the movie yet, I strongly recommend you not to watch the short film first. I found that watching the short film first ruined my watching experience of this movie.I actually forgot how I stumbled upon this movie; I think the movie trailer was auto-played by the Youtube player. Anyway, it is indeed a great film, and I was so happy to have come across this movie by accident.To be frank, one of the reasons I was keen on watching this film is because of its high rating. It's just a few marks below one of my absolute favorites, Weekend (2011), which stimulated me to watch this film.Basically, this movie is an elaborated version of the short film. The two films more or less have the same plot. I always think it's hard to turn an outstanding short film into an outstanding 90-minute movie. This one definitely did not disappoint me. When I was watching the movie, I was thinking why it could get such a high rating. Well, the reason is really simple: it is genuine. None of the dialogues is misplaced; the emotions are heartfelt; and the cinematography is indeed splendid. The actors made the plot believable too: Gabriel (Audi) and Leo (Lobo) were great actors; they conveyed the emotions smoothly. I was surprised to know Audi's real age and Lobo's normal eyesight. I guess that is evidence that they really carried the story well.There are one or two scenes which can be considered slightly explicit, but they don't exist just for the visual stimulation. They carry weight, reveal characters' inner-feelings, and move the plot forward. You know, some films include explicit sex scenes which indeed provide pleasure for the viewers, but this movie is not one of them.I also loved how the plot is so simple yet heartwarming. Like some reviewers have pointed out, this movie does remind you of what first love feels like, especially for gay teenagers. The confusing emotions and the hesitation of whether to trust your feelings are revealed splendidly in this movie. Also, the fact that the film involves a blind character adds a twist to the movie. The plot is indeed a wonderful one, but after watching the movie, I can only wonder whether a blind, gay teenager falling in love with a new student who also happens to be gay is plausible. I'm not saying that the fairytale ending is implausible, but the way that the movie is packaged as "a beautiful youth story" took away a tiny bit of my love for this movie. Hence why it's a 8/10, not 9. Nonetheless, in this world where gay stories almost never have happy endings, I will gratefully take this movie.One more point to add: I don't know if critics have noticed, but clothing have become a recurrent theme in gay film and literature. Like Jack's bloodstained shirt in Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Oliver's "Billowy" shirt in André Aciman's novel "Call Me By Your Name" (2007), Gabriel's jacket has become one more item to be included in the recurrent theme of "clothing" in gay film and literature. The meaning of clothes is not just on physical but also metaphorical level, and in this film, Leo's yearning for Gabriel is best revealed by how he treated Gabriel's jacket.Let's just put it this way: if you haven't seen the movie, you need to watch it as soon as possible.