When ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother, a young man questions the tradition of violence between two rival families.
Director:
Walter Salles
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José Dumont | ... | Father |
| Rodrigo Santoro | ... | Tonho | |
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Rita Assemany | ... | Mother |
| Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos | ... | Salustiano | |
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Flavia Marco Antonio | ... | Clara |
| Ravi Ramos Lacerda | ... | Pacu | |
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Caio Junqueira | ... | Inácio |
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Everaldo Pontes | ... | Old Blind Man (as Everaldo de Souza Pontes) |
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Mariana Loureiro | ... | Widow |
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Servílio de Holanda | ... | Isaías |
| Wagner Moura | ... | Matheus | |
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Gero Camilo | ... | Reginaldo |
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Othon Bastos | ... | Mr. Lourenço |
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Vinícius de Oliveira | ... | Ferreira Family Member |
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Soia Lira | ... | Ferreira Family Member |
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The Brazilian badlands, April 1910. Tonho is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. The young man knows that if he commits this crime, his life will be divided in two: the 20 years he has already lived and the few days he has left to live, before the other family avenges their son's death. He is torn between fulfilling his ancestral duty and rebelling against it, urged by his younger brother Pacu. That's when a tiny traveling circus passes through the vast badlands where Tonho's family lives. Written by Anonymous
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Arthur Cohn synopsis,cast,credits, director's notes [Brazil] | Miramax Cast, trailer [United States]Language:
PortugueseRelease Date:
1 May 2002 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,671, 16 December 2001, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$64,210, 28 April 2002Company Credits
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After reading some of the comments from American film fans on IMDb I must admit I was a little wary about going to see this movie. I needn't have worried though. To put it simply, this is the most beautifully shot film I think I have ever seen.
Walter Salles seems to bring so much colour and life out of the screen and into the theatre it was just an awesome experience. That scene with Clara on the rope, the scene with Tonio on the beach and the chase sequence at the beginning were just stunningly shot.
It was strange that I was the only person in the cinema to see this movie, and at the same time it's a pity that people would rather suffer the likes of Kate and Leopold or Collateral Damage (!) than a masterpeice like this. No matter how "clunky" you think some of the symbolism is, it was refreshing to see something as moving.
I read a review of this by Anthony Minghella, and he said, "It's as close to poetry as cinema gets", and I couldn't agree more.
Top marks 10 out of 10. And no mistake!