The Way He Looks

In this warm coming-of-age drama from Brazil, blind teen Leonardo (Ghilherme Lobo) becomes anxious to escape both the suffocating protection of his mother and the bullying he receives at school, in addition to finding an outlet to express his blossoming romantic desires. Leo's plans to study abroad are complicated by his new attraction to Gabriel (Fabio Audi)─an interest that drives a wedge between Leo and his best friend, Giovana (Tess Amorim). With Lúcia Romano, Eucir de Souza. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Portuguese; Subtitles: English, Spanish; behind-the-scenes footage; bonus short "I Don't Want to Go Back Alone" (2010); deleted scenes; interviews; theatrical trailer. In Portuguese with English subtitles.