O Casamento de Romeu e Julieta

Mar 18 2005 Not Rated 1h 30m
Comedy, Romance

The tomboyish, outgoing Julieta is the daughter of a member of the Palmeiras soccer club board. She is constantly frustrated by what she sees as institutional bias against women in soccer. One day while watching her beloved Palmeiras, she is struck by a handsome man, Romeu, that she sees rooting for the Palmeiras' chief rivals, the Corinthians. After meeting the same man again in the middle of eye exam, Julieta and Romeu quickly become a couple. However, in order to avoid incurring the wrath of her parents, Romeu is forced to pretend to be an adoring Palmeiras fan, an increasingly difficult task for the die-hard Corinthiano.

Plot

In São Paulo, the gorgeous Julieta is the beloved daughter of Alfredo Baragatti, the fanatic fan and member of the board of directors of Palmeiras soccer team. She meets the ophthalmologist Romeu, the chief of the uniformed rooting of Corinthians soccer team and the greatest rival of Palmeiras, and they fall in love for each other. Romeu pretends to root for Palmeiras to get close to Alfredo, but this lie will risk their love.

Written by

Marcos Caruso, Jandira Martini, Mário Prata

Directed by

Bruno Barreto

Production Countries

Brazil

Production Companies

Geração Conteúdo, Labo Cine do Brasil, Globo Filmes, Filmes do Equador, BMG Models

Languages

Português

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,148
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA