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Beira-Mar aka "Seashore" starts out with two young-ish Brazilian guys trying to come up with a plan for their vacation. They dare each other to go into a bar, but one of the ID's they show doesn't seem to be good enough, showing us just how young they are. In one scene, they are next to each other, and we see their arms moving quickly.... but it turns out they are playing video games... although we are supposed to think something else is going on. Lots of soulful staring. Hanging out. The two main actors, Mateus Almada and Mauricio Barcellos, are two dudes on a road-trip. They are on some kind of mission for somebody's father, but we're not quite sure what they have to do. I'm guessing that because it's written by people that had these actual experiences way back when... things happen in a slower, more discrete way than they would be now; i think today's youth, even in Brazil, would cut to the chase quicker than they do in this film. More soulful stares. Hanging out with chicks and nothing happens. More long pauses. One of the lads re-connects with his family, but we're still not sure what's going on. The two guys FINALLY hook up, to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. Very romantic. The one that didn't like the ocean before gets up and jumps into the waves, apparently to prove that he is now conquering his fears. All of them! End scene. Cute film. Directed by Marcio Reolon and Filipe Matzembacher, who have done a bunch of films together over the past ten years.

Brazil is one of the most geographically distinct countries in the world. This movie was filmed in the Southern State of Brazil – Rio Grande do Sul. I admire the capacity of turning one of the most cliché setting of Brazil in something new – this is the unknown Brazil; so as someone said this is not set in Northern Portugal. This represents a great creativity because it is not easy to turn something already known in something completely new.

Nevertheless, the history was vague and somewhat confusing. I must admit that in the beginning I thought Martin and Tomás were already a couple because of their intimacy, so when I realize they weren't, when they arrive to the night club, I found out the end.

People might say that this film argument is just like many others – what it isn't completely false – but this is a first impression on LGBT/Come out and growing up matters in Southern Brazil – a much different cultural background from the North (São Paulo and Rio). It can be difficult to cope with the story – a indie low budget problem – but it's worth to see it until the end.

I will try and give this movie some pluses that stand out. The two actors are young 15 to 17 at that extremely critical age for gay people in the coming out process. This was unique. The realism travel log aspect was fun...probably the Northern Coast of Portugal although the movie was of French origin clearly all of the actors and the location were the real deal... The bad...it drags...an hour and a half to reach the love scene that takes about 5 minutes. We assume this is going to happen. But there really are no indications of it. It's OK..it depends on how long I remember it whether all the non obvious film efforts work. We shall see...the symbolism and so forth were subtle not in your face. Will give it a 6

I'm Brazilian and I'm more qualified to judge their performance based on the fact that I know the language and local customs. With that said, it lacks interaction between the characters, there's too much slow and uninteresting monologues, plus only one of them babbles a few words during the very few dialogs that they properly have. Even worse is that, usually, only one of them is framed on the scene while we can only hear the other babbling (really, if there were no subs in English I would not be able to hear, let alone understand some of the lines). I also should mention, their speech is missing a lot of acting in it. Finally, when something interesting happens (basically the whole reason for watch the movie), it does not last five minutes and then suddenly the movie ends.

I really enjoyed this movie. I watched it yesterday and again today. I thought it was well written, directed, and acted. Also thought the cinematography was excellent.

I thought for first time, writers, directors (Filipe Matzembacher, Marcio Reolon), and actor ("Tomaz" Maurício Barcellosm) it was very good. Shot in chronological order in 30 days on a low budget indie movie.

Not sure why there are so many negative reviews of this movie. I didn't find it long or boring, or a waste of time.

I'll admit that this movie did leave some unanswered questions in my mind, but I think that was what the writer/director wanted. To leave it up to me as how to interpret the charters and plot.

The ending is a little unsettling for me. The first time I watched the movie I thought Martin was trying to commit suicide. But after watching it a second time, I think he was just freeing himself from his father and his past, or at least that is what I think.

Both of the main leads were very handsome and believable. I my opinion there was real chemistry between them.

I'm adding this movie to my all time favorite list.

I would highly recommend it.

Being gay myself and having seen quite a few gay- and coming out- and coming of age movies I found this film rather tedious, way too long, rather sad and without any real story, without a beginning, a middle and an end ! The supposedly straight friend Martin is a slow, not very determent , drifting aimlessly through the day type of guy-but constantly having sex with some girl or another. He seems to be a lifelong friend of of the other, guy, who is obviously gay and has a life-long crush on Martin. Both have never had any sexual encounter with each other-and then, in the last 5 minutes of this sad little,pretentious ,badly filmed "artwork" they seem to remember that -and dutifully rush through a bedscene-after which Martin, who is afraid of the beach and the water, takes a long swing in the cold, wintry wavy ocean. NO, that's NOT one of the must see gay movies.