

The Way He Looks
Not every love happens at first sight.
Leonardo is a blind teenager dealing with an overprotective mother while trying to live a more independent life. To the disappointment of his best friend, Giovana, he plans to go on an exchange program abroad. When Gabriel, a new student in town, arrives at their classroom, new feelings blossom in Leonardo making him question his plans.
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7.9/10
1,013 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1.2M
- Language
- Portuguese
- friendship
- sao paulo, brazil
- coming of age
- lgbt
- lgbt teen
- blindness
- curious
- gay theme
- intimate
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival30 May 2014
- TheatricalNR7 Nov 2014
United KingdomGB
- Premiere12ABFI London Film Festival11 Oct 2014
- Theatrical12A24 Oct 2014
- Digital / OTT12A9 Feb 2015
- Physical12A9 Feb 2015
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1210 Apr 2014
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP23 Jul 2014
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival10 Feb 2014
- Theatrical626 Feb 2015
GreeceGR
- Theatrical28 May 2015
Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIA9 Oct 2014
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1224 Oct 2014
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTPG1223 Jul 2014
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD16 Oct 2014
PolandPL
- PremiereTwo Riversides Film and Art Festival7 Aug 2014
- Theatrical29 Aug 2014
SpainES
- Theatrical17 Jul 2015
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The Way He Looks was released on 10 April 2014.
Audience reviews
3- R7/10
Reno
7/17/2015
> Some prince charming is not after the princess. The Brasil's submission for the last concluded American Academy Awards, the 2015's Oscar edition and as we know it did not make that far. Again, one more movie in the list of 'based on the short film'. It also retained all the prominent cast and their respective roles for this full length feature. A teen romance-drama, a gay theme as well as a love triangle. Very l…
- C
CinemaSerf
10/10/2025
This is a lovely, gentle film about a blind lad (Ghilherme Lobo). At school he meets new student (Fabio Audi) who helps him on his quest for independence from his loving, but overbearingly controlling parents; from his best girlfriend "Giovana" (Tess Amorim) and from the practical limitations of his visual impairment. Slowly, they fall for each other and this becomes a story about identity and confidence. The plot is…
- K10/10
kinrich30
8/30/2026
This is another wonderfully written and acted movie and extremely worth watching. One of the few that deals with a character being gay and having a disability (blind).
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