Overview
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
Movie Info
Release Date: 7/26/2014
Runtime: 84 min
Director: Domingos de Oliveira
Writers: Domingos de Oliveira
Top Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Dona Mocinha
Raul Guaraná
Rodriguinho
Priscilla Rozenbaum
Conceição
Paulo Betti
Henrique
Ricardo Kosovski
Orlando
Nanda Costa
Iracema
Maria Flor
Adalgisa
Fernando Gomes
Manoel
Clemente Viscaíno
José
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