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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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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