Rafa
Genres
Overview
Rafa is a 13 years old kid concerned with his mother, held in a police station for driving without a license. The director shows a day in the life of a teenager who lives on a problematic area and discovers that her mother was arrested because of an automobile accident.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
25 min
Release Date
2012-05-10
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.176
Rodrigo Perdigão
Rafa
Joana de Verona
Sónia
10.0
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