Ossos

The film doesn't explicitly include LGBTQ+ identities or romantic stories. However, it challenges traditional social structures, making straight relationships less central to the plot.

Gender roles are shown as unstable and constantly changing. The story focuses on a teenage mother and a volatile father, rather than traditional provider roles.

The film uses actors from the Fontainhas neighborhood, providing authentic representation of underrepresented communities within urban Lisbon.

The work criticizes the breakdown of traditional Western safety nets like family and state support. Survival is prioritized over conventional social or religious rules.

The film examines the physical toll of poverty on the human body. It presents the fragility of life as a raw reality without resorting to inspirational stories.