Overview
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Movie Info
Release Date: 5/20/2005
Runtime: 110 min
Director: Sérgio Bianchi
Writers: Machado de Assis, Sérgio Bianchi
Top Cast
Danton Mello
Hector
Leona Cavalli
Clara
Lázaro Ramos
Dido
Caio Blat
Bira
Sílvio Guindane
Candinho
Zezé Motta
Joana Maria da Conceição
Marcélia Cartaxo
Adélia
Caco Ciocler
Ricardo Pedrosa
Joana Fomm
Maria Amélia
Herson Capri
Marco Aurélio Silveira
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