Cão Sem Dono (2007)

In Porto Alegre, the unemployed Ciro has a dull life in a simple apartment with a nameless stray dog that he had found on the streets. Ciro is supported by his parents and works every now ... See full summary »

Directors:

Beto Brant, Renato Ciasca

Writers:

Marçal Aquino (screenplay), Beto Brant (screenplay),

Stars:

Júlio Andrade, Luiz Carlos V. Coelho, Marcos Contreras

6 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Júlio Andrade	...	Ciro
Luiz Carlos V. Coelho	...	Elomar
Marcos Contreras	...	Lárcio
Janaína Kremer Motta	...	Ana (as Janaína Kremer)
Tainá Müller	...	Marcela
Roberto Oliveira	...	Pai
Sandra Possani	...	Mãe

Storyline

In Porto Alegre, the unemployed Ciro has a dull life in a simple apartment with a nameless stray dog that he had found on the streets. Ciro is supported by his parents and works every now and then in translation of Russian. When he meets the aspirant actress Marcela, who dreams on traveling to other places, they immediately fall in love for each other. However, Marcela has a lymphoma and travels for a treatment, and alone Marcelo becomes depressed and returns to his parents home.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (Brazil)

Filming Locations:

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clube Silêncio, Drama Filmes

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Levels (2008)

User Reviews

Beautifully done...

I've always been a fan of Beto Brant's movies, but I've to say that the man is taking his work into new dimensions. "Crime Delicado" was an amazing film, but Cão Sem Dono has blown off the charts, and for that I give a few reasons:

1. Mise en scene: perfectly done dialogues that sometimes looked as if you were watching a documentary.

2. Acting: amazing actors unknown to the general public. A fact that alone states that Brazil has lots to offer;

3. Regionalism: To see Porto Alegre and the gaúchos depicted in a movie is to get to know a little bit more about Brazil and its immense cultural diversity. The slangs, the habits, and the characters of another great metropolitan area in the country;

4. Literature: Brant shows great technique on adapting the work of a young Brazilian writer, Daniel Galera. While many Brazilians still avoid reading, Brant believes strongly that through great literature he can achieve great things.

Beto Brant assumes the fact that he lives in Brazil now. He looks no further but to this moment in time, optimizing what this society has and no one wants to see it: PURE LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations, keep filming, keep the rhythm! Keep charging!