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

A touching movie about loneliness and love

"The Other Side of the Street" is one of those wonderful films that may be a little hard to take in, but that are so worth the experience. It brilliantly tells a story of a woman on her 60s who is desperately lonely, who is looking for some reason to feel alive and needed. When she witnesses something strange happening on the other side of the street, she immediately finds a way to bring that event into her own dark life. Once more, Fernanda Montenegro proves to be an amazing actress, by giving to her character different nuances of one single self. She is just perfect. It's an actor's film, beautifully directed by M. Bernstein, co-writer of "Central Station". And the music, or the lack of it at some points, transfers the feeling of loneliness from the screen right into the audience. I definitely recommend this film, for those who wish to reflect about the consequences of modern times on common people's lives.