Tonight, after learning what the top 10 LGBT films of 2015 were, and discovering I had seen none of them, I watched 'The Way He Looks'. This appealed to me when I did some further research on the films included in the list as it is a romantic, coming of age drama style film. I really enjoy the genre of romance and coming of age films, so I was immediately attracted to it. I think that I like coming of age films because I can relate to them in some ways as I am a teenager who has had some of the experiences in these style films.
The film is Brazilian, and its original title is 'Hoje Eu Quiero Voltar Sozinho', which literally translates to 'I Don't Want to Go Back Alone'. One thing I liked while watching was the fact that it is in Portuguese, which has some similar sounding words to Spanish, so I could guess what some things meant.

The story is centred around Leonardo, a blind teenager and his struggle for a more independent life and to overcome the vunerability surrounding his condition. At home, he has an overprotective mother, while at school his best friend Giovanna leaves him no room to stand up for himself. Things take an unexpected turn when Gabriel, a new student, arrives at school, befriending him and Giovanna. Leonardo then gravitates towards Gabriel, excited by his uniqueness.
Leonardo changes the way he looks at his life and develops intense feelings towards Gabriel. READ MORE

This film was made by 'Lacuna Filmes':
Created in 2006 by a Diana Almeida and Daniel Ribeiro, 'Lacuna Filmes' is a production company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Among its productions is 'Café Com Leite' (You, Me and Him), a short film that was screened at over 80 film festivals worldwide and won the Crystal Bear at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2014 'Lacuna' released its first feature film, 'Hoje Eu Quiero Voltar Sozinho' (The Way He Looks). The film had its world premiere at the Berlinale 2014, receiving the FIPRESCI and the Teddy Award. 'Hoje Eu Quiero Voltar Sozinho' has been screened at more then 60 festivals, receiving 38 awards. Handled by 'Films Boutique', the film was sold to 24 countries such as USA, France, UK and Hong Kong. The film had an impressive theatrical performance in Brazil, where it was released in only 33 screens but sold more than 205.000 tickets, grossing over US$ 1.000.000. It was the 19th highest grossing Brazilian film of the year. 'Hoje Eu Quiero Voltar Sozinho' was chosen as the Brazilian entry for the Oscars 2015.

This film was highly praised, winning many awards around the world, including at the 2014 LGBT Film Festival in New York the film won the best film audience award.