A lighthearted, sun-drenched Brazilian rom-com where religious repression melts away under the heat of forbidden desire. It balances the sacred and the profane, using a shared bedroom as a crucible for a shy pianist's sexual awakening with his uninhibited ex-con cousin.
Cousins
Primos
Director:
Mauro Carvalho
Thiago Cazado
Cast:
Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Denis Camargo, Eduarda Esteves
Drama
Comedy
Romance
Cousins - Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
I don't want to know what he did. In this house, we practice unconditional forgiveness.
— Aunt Lourdes
Context:
Lourdes explaining to Lucas why she is allowing a convict (Mario) to live with them.
Meaning:
Establishes the film's moral framework. It sets up the irony that the religious figure is the one facilitating the entry of the 'sinner' into the home.
I'm afraid of ghosts.
— Mario
Context:
Mario uses this excuse to ask Lucas to push their single beds together in the shared room.
Meaning:
A playful, transparent lie used as a seduction tactic to bridge the physical gap between them.
He is my cousin!
— Lucas
Context:
Lucas protesting the situation or his own feelings during the initial phase of their tension.
Meaning:
Lucas trying to use social taboo as a shield against his own feelings.