6 touching movies that raise awareness about breast cancer –

Year in, year out, the Pink October campaign always has the same mission: to raise awareness about breast cancer. And the cause is important. According to the José Alencar Gomes da Silva National Cancer Institute (Inca), this version of the disease is the second most common among women in Brazil and in the world – it represents about 25% of new annual cases. And statistics show that the number of patients with this type of tumor is increasing.

The best way to raise awareness about breast cancer is through information, which can happen in several ways: talking to specialists, reading articles on the subject, chatting with a woman who has had the disease and (why not ?) Watching movies. That’s right! Several productions have already correctly and emotionally addressed the fight against this disease.

Are you in the mood to prepare some popcorn, watch a movie and still find out? So check out the selection we made of feature films that speak in an exciting way about breast cancer:

1. Miss You Already, 2015

Jess (Drew Barrymore) and Milly (Toni Collette) are childhood friends. Together, they went through few and good! Milly got married early, had two children and became a successful professional. Jess, on the other hand, decided to lead a calmer and less emotional life with her husband, Jago (Paddy Considine). But then things start to change: Jess decides it’s time to put her dream of becoming a mother into practice. But at the same time, Milly discovers that she has breast cancer and will need her best friend’s and family’s undivided attention.

2. Sweet November (Sweet November), 2001

The destinies of Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves) and Sara Deever (Charlize Theron) intersect in an unusual way: after a confusion during a test to get a driver’s license, the workaholic executive and the mysterious girl meet. Upon noticing that he needs a new direction in his life, Sara proposes that they live together for a month and then separate. During this period, they fall in love – and the serious cancer faced by Sara is revealed to Nelson.

3. Lado a Lado (Stepmom), 1998

When photographer Isabel (Julia Roberts) starts dating Luke (Ed Harris), she can’t imagine the fight she’s getting into with her children and his ex-wife, Jackie (Susan Sarandon). For a long time, Isabel is trying to please everyone – to the point of jeopardizing her prestigious career. And it is with sad news that things start to improve: Jackie discovers a malignant tumor in her breast, which forces everyone to overcome their differences and help each other.

4. Terms of Endearment, 1983

Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and Emma’s (Debra Winger) mother-daughter relationship is strained when Emma marries against her mother’s wishes. But when the relationship ends, the girl reestablishes the bond with the one who brought her into the world. However, she soon discovers that she has terminal cancer – and it is with Aurora’s support that she makes peace with her ex-husband and children.

5. Lipstick (Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy), 2006

Geralyn is a 27-year-old journalist, newly married, who has just received two life-changing news: one is that she got her dream job, the other is that a malignant tumor has been detected in one of her breasts. Despite the shock, Geralyn decides to face the disease in a very good mood – and with a beautiful red lipstick, which becomes a symbol of her optimism.

6. The Hot Flashes, 2013

A group of middle-aged women who were high school basketball players decide to return to the courts for a good cause: raising money for breast cancer prevention. This mission, however, promises to have a lot of competition with the girls on the current varsity team – and a lot of fun, of course!