"Your granfather had fifteen lovers. And fifteen times I forgave him. But the day I found out he switched teams because of number sixteen, a Palmeiras fan ... I packed up his things, threw them out on the street and changed the locks on my doors.
Romeo and Juliet Get Married is a Shakespeare-inspired movie set in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is the the story of Julieta, who is the daughter of Alfredo Saragatti, the director of the Palmeiras soccer team and single father Romeu who is the leaders of the Corinthians soccer team fan club, the chief rivals to Palmeiras.
When the Palmeiras soccer team decides to stop funding for their women's team, captain Juliets is not happy. She tries to burn her Miss Palmeira sash, but her father pulls it out of the fire, only to burn his daughter's eye. Her eye doctor turns out to be Romeu. Romeu and Julieta go out on a date, and Julieta explains that her name came from two Palmeiras players, Julio a right wing and Echevarrietta, a center-forward. Romeu lies and says that he is a life-long Palmeiras fan also.
They both love soccer, and soon come to love one another. When it comes time to make love, Romeu has some problems because of the Palmeira signs, blankets and sheets that are all over Julieta's apartment. Will he call Julieta again? Romeu starts reading up on Palmeiras' history. But Julieta knew all along that Romeu was a Corinthians fan, and when she lets him know, the pressure is off.
When Romeu goes to pick up Julieta though he must keep up the pretense for her fanatical father. The father, Alfredo, thinks Romeu is a die-hard Palmeiras fan. To him the most important thing for his daughter's suitor is that he is a Palmeiras fan. Romeu goes with Julieta and her family to the Palmeiras / Corinthians game ans has to pretend he is a Palmeiras fan. Romeu's grandmother, Nenzica, sees him and is devastated. She calls him Judas Iscariot and tells him to never talk to her again.
Romeu goes over to tell Alfredo the truth, but chickens out and agrees to go with him to a Palmeiras world championship game in Tokyo against Manchester United. Alfredo breaks his foot and ends up in the hospital and Romeu and Alfredo watch the game on TV. Romeu tells Alberto that he and Julieta are going to have a baby.
When it looks like the plane may go down Romeu tells Alfredo the truth. "I love your daughter but I'm a Corinthian's fan, dammit." Alberto goes crazy and people on the plane start chasing the traitor who jinxed them. Romeu locks himself in the cockpit and gets on the news when they land. Alberto finally comes around when he sees he may lose his daughter and his wife.
A very funny, clever adult comedy in the American screwball comedy style about the passion and fanaticism of the soccer fans, with a touch of Shakespeare.
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