After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Lino Santos Gomes, the grandfather of director Barbara Marques, will move in with his family. Videos were made with cell phone lenses. From chaos to love, a grandpa’s day.
Lino Santos Gomes
Margarida Eugenia
Lino Antônio
José Arimathéia
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Lino Santos Gomes, the grandfather of director Barbara Marques, will move in with his family. Videos were made with cell phone lenses. From chaos to love, a grandpa’s day.
2018-12-06
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From chaos to love: a day by day of a grandpa.
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