Love Is Who I Am
(Sou amor)
André Amparo, Cris Azzi | Drama
2023 | 91 minutes | Brazil
After his father beats him for cross‑dressing, Robson is sent from rural Luisburgo to Belo Horizonte— beginning a search for identity and belonging.
Synopsis
Love Is Who I Am is a coming of age fiction drama that centers on Robson, a young adolescent forced to leave his hometown in small-town Minas Gerais after being violently punished by his father for walking cross-dressed. Sent with his younger brother to live with their grandmother in Belo Horizonte, Robson’s move underscores rural to urban migration, LGBTQ+ identity formation, and enduring familial and societal homophobia.
Through sensitive performances from FLIP as Robson, the film interrogates intersections of gender nonconformity, class, and racial violence in contemporary Brazil. It offers an emotionally resonant portrait of youth resilience, sibling dynamics, and the quest for self-recognition amidst aggression. A strong reference point for studies in queer Brazilian fiction, youth representation, and identity politics in urban peripheries.
Reviews
“One of the greatest merits of ‘Sou Amor is its ability to synthesize the idea of sexual fluidity among today's youth, suggesting, in the film, that it does not establish a determining self-definition regarding the orientation of each of them.” – Luiz Joaquim, Cinema Escrito
“FLIP is a powerful presence on stage, someone who gets the job done (with excellence) by representing a person affected by the perversity of a world that does everything to erase his gay, black, and gender identity-questioning existence.” – Marcelo Müller, Papo de Cinema
“Sou amor has among its greatest merits (a) the young and very natural cast… and (b) its ability to synthesize the idea of sexual fluidity in today’s youth.” — Marcelo Müller, Cinema Escrito
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Pragda subjects
Afro-Latin Studies
Culture + Identity
Economics + Social Class Issues
Gender + Sexuality Studies
Race + Ethnicity
Short Films
Sociology
South America
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
CineCeará Ibero-American Festival - Best Acting; Queergestreift Film Festival Konstanz
DIRECTOR: André Amparo, Cris Azzi
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2023
GENRE: Drama
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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