Hopefuls

– Junior, as he’s known, since he’s essentially still a child, seems to be having a tough time get..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 11 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
Aspirantes
Hopefuls (2015) - Also known as Aspirantes

Junior, as he’s known, since he’s essentially still a child, seems to be having a tough time getting on in life. He shares cheap lodgings with another fellow and earns money doing strenuous night shifts at a warehouse. It’s no surprise that he lives for football and desperately hangs onto the dream of perhaps every Brazilian kid – to become a famous player. Although he trains hard with his amateur team, he’s not one of the best. He won’t admit to the mounting jealousy he feels as he watches his talented friend doing extremely well on the pitch. What’s more, his prospects don’t look so rosy now that his young girlfriend Carine is pregnant, and he also has to deal with her dominant mother poking her nose in...

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Genre:

Hopefuls (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Oct 2015

Language:

Portuguese

Director:

Ives Rosenfeld

Writer:

Pedro Freire, Ives Rosenfeld

Main Actors:

Ariclenes Barroso, Sergio Malheiros, Julia Bernat, Julio Adrião

Plot:

Junior, as he's known since he's essentially still a child, seems to be having a tough time getting on in life. He shares cheap lodgings with another fellow and earns money doing strenuous night shifts at a warehouse. It's no surprise that he lives for football and desperately hangs onto the dream of perhaps every Brazilian kid - to become a famous football player. Although he trains hard with his team, he's not one of the best. He won't admit to the mounting jealousy he feels as he watches his talented friend doing extremely well on the pitch. What's more, his prospects don't look so rosy now that his young girlfriend Carine is pregnant, and he also has to deal with his dominant mother...

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10