Released Date:
1998-11-20
Languages:
Portuguese, German
Countries:
Brazil, France
Runtime:
113 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
(27592 Reviews)
Director:
Walter SallesGenres:
DramaMarcos Bernstein
Joèo Emanuel Carneiro
Walter Salles (story)
Dora, a dour old woman, works at a Rio de Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. She hates customers and calls them 'trash'. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue and takes a trip with him to find his father.
Released Date:
2008-09-05
Languages:
Portuguese
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
113 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (2096 Reviews)
George Moura (screenplay)
Daniela Thomas (screenplay)
Brèulio Mantovani (script collaborator)
In the periphery of Sèo Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dènis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier; Dinho is a converted Christian and works as attendant in a gas station; Dario is an aspirant soccer player that is getting older without the expected chance in a team; and the youngest, Reginaldo, is obsessed about finding his father who works as a bus driver, and spends most of his spare time traveling by bus. Along the months, each brother experiences new deceptions and expectations while the family fights to survive.
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