Not by Chance
2007, Portuguese. Directed by Philippe Barcinski.
Three control freaks lose the people they love
Enio is a middle-aged man who lives in solitude after a failed relationship. Pedro, 30, dates Teresa, who is moving to her home. He inherited a carpentry from his father and a taste for the pool. When a traffic accident crosses the parallel trajectories of the two, the imponderable imposes itself and the uncontrol begins.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rated
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- Released
- 7 June 2007
- Original title
- Não por Acaso
- Country
- Brazil
- Written by
- Philippe Barcinski, Eugênio Puppo, Fabiana Werneck Barcinski
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Who directed Not by Chance?
Not by Chance (2007) was directed by Philippe Barcinski and stars Rodrigo Santoro, Leonardo Medeiros, Letícia Sabatella.