Odete

Production: Rosa Filmes

Odete works as skate-stewardess in a supermarket. When Odete insists in getting pregnant, her lover, Alberto runs away. He doesn’t want to compromise. All by herself, Odete lives in a delusive world. Her dream of having a baby becomes an obsession. When she gets home, Odete sees Pedro’s mother, Teresa, leaving to mourn her son. Odete hardly knew Pedro, an upper-floor neighbour, but, in a sudden impulse, she dresses in black and follows her into the funeral chapel. Her sadness for Alberto’s break up makes her weep Pedro’s death. Odete transfers to the dead boy’s body her sorrow for Alberto’s disappearance and sinks into illusion. Pedro’s phantom is calling her…