Two Drifters
Alternative title: Odete

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues

The lives of two lonely souls cross paths. Rui loses his lover Pedro on the night of their anniversary. Odete, upset after her boyfriend leaves her when she mentioned a desire to have a child, becomes obsessed with the deceased Pedro, whom she never met.
Two Drifters is a bleak, sexually charged Portuguese drama about grief, obsession and two young lives drawn together through loss. João Pedro Rodrigues directs with uncompromising intensity, and the film’s mix of tenderness, cruelty and surreal imagery makes it difficult but memorable.

Two Drifters

Alternative title: Odete

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues

The lives of two lonely souls cross paths. Rui loses his lover Pedro on the night of their anniversary. Odete, upset after her boyfriend leaves her when she mentioned a desire to have a child, becomes obsessed with the deceased Pedro, whom she never met.

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Two Drifters is a bleak, sexually charged Portuguese drama about grief, obsession and two young lives drawn together through loss. João Pedro Rodrigues directs with uncompromising intensity, and the film’s mix of tenderness, cruelty and surreal imagery makes it difficult but memorable.