HOPEFULS

ASPIRANTES

By Ives ROSENFELD

FIGA FILMS - as SALES

First film - Completed 2015

“Hopefuls” tells the story of Junior, a young player for an amateur football team. He has to deal with the unexpected pregnancy of his girlfriend Karine, while his best friend signs a contract with a professional team. “Hopefuls” follows Junior’s growing jealousy as it reaches dangerous proportions.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2014
Winner o Carte Blanche
Locarno 2014
Winner o Carte Blanche
Sao Paulo IFF 2015
Monstra Brasil ABRACCINE Prize
Karlovy Vary 2015
Opening Film of Forum of Independents Competiton
Biarritz 2015
Competiton
Rio de Janeiro IFF 2015
Competition
Adelaide 2015
Competition
AFI 2015
Competiton
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • BRAZIL
    • Languages
    • PORTUGUESE
    • Duration
    • 75 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ives ROSENFELD
    • Writer(s)
    • Ives ROSENFELD, Pedro FREIRE
    • Producer(s)
    • Tatiana LEITE (Bubbles Project), Luis Alberto GENTILE (Crisis Produtivas)
    • Synopsis
    • Junior is a young player for Bacaxá A.C., an amateur football team from the city of Saquarema, in the state of Rio de Janeiro’s north coast.
      Junior plays alongside Bento, his childhood best friend. Bento is the team’s biggest star and has a contract in place for the professional league. Junior is a fully committed ath- lete and a hard worker, yet Bento is more interested in chasing girls and getting drunk - luck seems to be always on his friend’s side.
      Meanwhile, Junior also has to deal with his girlfriend’s un- expected pregnancy, her mother’s constant worries for their future, and his alcoholic uncle (who could throw him out of the house in a heartbeat).
      As he realizes his dream of becoming a major football star may fall apart, Junior’s jealousy of Bento’s life grows, until it reaches dangerous proportions.
      “Hopefuls” follows his struggles against a growing envy that could jeopardise the love for his best friend and his girlfriend.