My Friend from Faro

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{{Infobox film

| name = My Friend from Faro

| image =

| caption =

| director = Nana Neul

| producer = Hejo Emons

| writer = Nana Neul

| starring = Anjorka Strechel
Lucie Hollmann
Manuel Cortez

| released = {{Film date|2008|01|16|Max Ophüls Festival|2008|10|30|Germany|df=y}}

| cinematography = Leah Striker

| music = Jörg Follert

| runtime = 90 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German
Portuguese

}}

My Friend from Faro ({{langx|de|Mein Freund aus Faro}}) is 2008 German drama film. It marks the directorial debut of Nana Neul and stars Anjorka Strechel and Lucie Hollmann. The film premiered on 16 January 2008 at the Max Ophüls Festival, and was awarded the Fritz Raff Screenplay Award.{{cite web |title=Max Ophüls Preise: Bester Kurzfilm, Fritz-Raff-Drehbuchpreis und weitere Preise |url=http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de/das_festival/preistraeger/kurzfilmpreis_fritz_raff_drehbuchpreis_und_weitere_preise |website=Filmfestival Max-Ophüls |accessdate=10 October 2018 |language=German |quote=(Max Ophüls Prize: Best Short Film, Fritz Raff Screenplay Award and other prizes) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135457/http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de/das_festival/preistraeger/kurzfilmpreis_fritz_raff_drehbuchpreis_und_weitere_preise |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Plot

Mel, an androgynous teenage tomboy in a dead end job, is obsessed with everything Portuguese. When she meets Jenny, Mel quickly decides that the only way to build a relationship with her is by assuming the alter ego of a Portuguese boy.

Cast

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite web |last1=Graham |first1=David |title=My Friend From Faro |url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/my-friend-from-faro-film-review-by-david-graham |website=Eye for Film |date=18 May 2011}}