[5][6] It stars Caio Blat, Maria Flor and Alexandre Rodrigues as teenagers in a love triangle.

The trio tries to help Rosalina, a terminally ill patient at the University Hospital, reunite with her children who haven't visited her in a long time.

[8] Forbidden to Forbid won the Films in Progress Award of the 53rd San Sebastián International Film Festival,[9] and the Best Screenplay and New Director of the Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva.

[11] Durán won the Best Director Award at the Valdivia International Film Festival,[12] while Blat received the Best Actor Award of the Festival de Cinema Luso-Brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira.

[17][18] It also received a Margarida de Prata Award from the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.