On Wheels is a road movie, a coming of age drama, aimed at a young audience. Lucas, a 13-year-old boy, is wheelchair-bound after suffering an accident. Laís, a 12-year-old girl, helps her mother selling breakfast at a truck stop, in the small town where they live. The girl would love to meet her father, a truck driver who left when she was a child and never returned. Laís and Lucas become friends in school, and when she finds out where her father lives, the two set off on a trip.
Official Selection:
2017 TIFF Kids
2018 Tumbleweeds Film Festival
- Year2017
- Runtime72 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- DirectorMauro D'Addio
On Wheels is a road movie, a coming of age drama, aimed at a young audience. Lucas, a 13-year-old boy, is wheelchair-bound after suffering an accident. Laís, a 12-year-old girl, helps her mother selling breakfast at a truck stop, in the small town where they live. The girl would love to meet her father, a truck driver who left when she was a child and never returned. Laís and Lucas become friends in school, and when she finds out where her father lives, the two set off on a trip.
Official Selection:
2017 TIFF Kids
2018 Tumbleweeds Film Festival
- Year2017
- Runtime72 minutes
- LanguagePortuguese
- CountryBrazil
- DirectorMauro D'Addio