We Are on Air

Overview

Thirty-something Vítor still lives with his mother, Fátima, in his grandmother Júlia’s apartment. Fátima is a hairdresser with a quiet disposition who, at night, fantasises about the policeman who has just moved in next door. By day, Vítor is a lowly employee on a TV show. But at night, he dons his neighbour’s uniform to win the favour and satisfy the desires of a boy he’s met online. In her retirement home, Júlia is unable to sleep at night and has long forgotten what drugs she is meant to be taking. She misses her dead husband, who manifests himself in the body of a living friend, and gets involved in her daily activities. Through these characters, Diogo Costa Amarante constructs a fascinating portrait of lives lived while desires remain unrealised.

Cast

Sandra Faleiro

Fátima

Carloto Cotta

Vítor

Valerie Braddell

Júlia

Anabela Moreira

Ivone

Cucha Carvalheiro

Conceição

João Pacola

Filipe

Marco Paiva

Cuddle Whore

Pedro Almendra

Vizinho

Romeu Runa

Leonel

Estrela Novais

Teresinha