The Other Side of the Street (2004)
"O Outro Lado da Rua" (original title)

Fernanda Montenegro plays a retired woman who keeps snooping everybody in her neighborhood, until she thinks she sees an ex cop (Raul Cortez) commit murder and becomes a police informant.

Director:

Marcos Bernstein

Writers:

Marcos Bernstein (story), Melanie Dimantas

Stars:

Fernanda Montenegro, Raul Cortez, Laura Cardoso

11 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Fernanda Montenegro	...	Regina
Raul Cortez	...	Camargo
Laura Cardoso	...	Patolina
Luiz Carlos Persy	...	Alcides
Miguel Lunardi	...	Regina's Son
Caio Ramos	...	Regina's Grandson
Eliana César	...	Camargo's Daughter
Mauro José
Milene Pizarro	...	Celia
Marcio Vito	...	Walmir
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Déo Garcez
Mariana Gomes
Fábio Lago
Carla Ribas
Fernando Serra

Storyline

Regina, a lonely 65 year old who works on the neighborhood watch for the police in Copacabana, believes to have witnessed a murder in the building across the street, and ends up getting involved with the suspect in a potentially dangerous chain of events that will force her to take stock of her life.

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Plot Keywords:

copacabana | bus | informer | dog | honda | 

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Taglines:

You're being watched

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Genres:

Thriller | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [br]

Country:

Brazil France

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

31 May 2006 (France)

Also Known As:

The Other Side of the Street

Filming Locations:

Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Box Office

Budget:

BRL 5,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$87,750 (Brazil) (28 May 2004)

Gross:

$168,411 (Brazil) (11 June 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Neanderthal MB Cinema, Passaro Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min 97 min 98 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Central Station (1998)

User Reviews

Brazilian pearl

I had the opportunity to watch this movie at Cannes Film Festival and I really enjoyed it. Full of emotion and tenderness. It's so rare nowadays to see stories about the feelings of elder people that watching it made me understand that all generations look for the same things: love, understanding, generosity and companionship.

Fernanda Montenegro again confirms here her career as a great actress. I read that this film has been selected in a great number of festivals throughout the world and has won many prizes. I hope that will help distributors to bring this Brazilian pearl to large audiences in many countries.