Released Date:
2000-08-18
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
104 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
(1482 Reviews)
Director:
Andrucha WaddingtonDarlene, earthy and unmarried, returns to the cane fields of Bahia with her young son. There, over time, she balances the pride, desire, jealousy, and tolerance of three men. Osias, an older man, proud of a house he's built, proposes marriage; she accepts. He retires to his hammock, she works hard, and in a few years births a second son, much darker than Osias. Then, he takes in his cousin Zezinho, almost as old as he, a good cook, so Osias is happy. Darlene smiles at Zezinho. Another son arrives, light-skinned like Zezinho. Next, Darlene meets Ciro, young and handsome, and invites him to dinner. Osias insists Ciro stay. When another son arrives, what will the proud Osias do?
Released Date:
2015-08-28
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
112 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
7.5 (432 Reviews)
Director:
Anna MuylaertGenres:
DramaVal spends 13 years working as nanny to Fabinho in Sao Paulo. She is financially stable but has to live with the guilt of having left her daughter Jessica, in Pernambuco, in the north of Brazil, raised by relatives. As college entrance exams roll around, Jessica wants to come to Sao Paulo to take her college entrance exams too. When Jessica arrives, cohabitation is not easy. Everyone will be affected by the personality and candor of the girl and Val finds herself right in the middle of it.
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