Good Luck

Good Luck

Good Luck

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Good Luck

2014

1h 30m

7.3(43 votes)

Drama

Overview

After several behavior problems, teenager John is admitted to a psychiatric clinic by his family. There he meets Judith, for who he soon falls in love. The problem is that she does not have long to live and they know it. This shall not prevent the emergence of a great romance in the clinic.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Deborah Secco

Deborah Secco

Judite

João Pedro Zappa

João Pedro Zappa

João

Fernanda Montenegro

Fernanda Montenegro

Célia

Cássia Kis

Cássia Kis

Dr. Lorena

Gisele Fróes

Gisele Fróes

Ana

Felipe Camargo

Felipe Camargo

Luís

Pablo Sanábio

Pablo Sanábio

Felipe

Enrique Díaz

Enrique Díaz

Enfermeiro Marcos

Fabrício Belsoff

Fabrício Belsoff

Beto

Juliana Schalch

Juliana Schalch

Namorada de Beto

Creative team

Directed by: Carolina Jabor
Written by: Jorge Furtado
Pedro Furtado
Produced by: Carolina Jabor
Eliana Soárez

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