Released Date:
2003-09-12
Languages:
Portuguese, Spanish, English
Countries:
Brazil
Runtime:
85 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
6.7 (846 Reviews)
Director:
Vicente AmorimGenres:
DramaDavid Franèa Mendes (screenplay)
Romèo, illiterate and unemployed, feels destiny drawing him on an odyssey to Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of a job and a decent life. A family of seven journeys 2,000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, the story explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge with the courage to pursue dreams.
Released Date:
2009-04-17
Languages:
English, German, French
Countries:
UK, Germany
Runtime:
96 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
6.2 (5316 Reviews)
Director:
Vicente AmorimC.P. Taylor (stage play)
John Wrathall (screenplay)
John Halder is a 'good' and decent individual with family problems: a neurotic wife, two demanding children and a mother suffering from senile dementia. A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to choices, which lead to more choices... with eventually devastating effect.
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