Cromossomo 21 (2017)
Genre : Romance, Drama
Runtime : 1H 31M
Director : Alex Duarte
Writer : Alex Duarte
Synopsis
Vitória is a girl with Down Syndrome who takes life as any young person of her age. Between swimming lessons, piano and college, she meets Afonso and the passion is instantaneous. The two will start a love story that no difference can shake.
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