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O Filme da Minha Vida (2017)

| Drama | 17 November 2017 (USA)
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Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperience.

Director:

Selton Mello

Writers:

Selton Mello, Antonio Skármeta (novel) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Vincent Cassel, Selton Mello, Bruna Linzmeyer | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent Cassel ... Nicolas Terranova
Selton Mello ... Paco
Bruna Linzmeyer ... Luna Madeira
Rolando Boldrin ... Giuseppe
Erika Januza ... Tita
Vitória Strada Vitória Strada ... Dancer
Bia Arantes Bia Arantes ... Petra Madeira
Antonio Skármeta Antonio Skármeta ... Esteban Coppeta
Johnny Massaro Johnny Massaro ... Tony Terranova
Martha Nowill Martha Nowill ... Camélia
Ondina Clais Ondina Clais ... Sofia Terranova (as Ondina Clais Castilho)
João Prates João Prates ... Augusto Madeira
Miwa Yanagizawa Miwa Yanagizawa ... Brigite
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Storyline

Based on a novel "A Distant Father" by Antonio Skármeta, same author from "Il Postino :The Postman" and "No". The sierras of southern Brazil, 1963. The son of an French man and a Brazilian woman, Tony is a young man with a profound love of cinema and poetry. After graduating from college he returns to his small town in rural Brazil, to find out that his father had left for good. Tony then looks for the company of his father's friends in search of information and references of a lost male role model. He becomes a school teacher and a male figure to kids, in an attempt to provide them with something he lacks himself. A series of developments lead him to a surprising final lead on his father whereabouts and reasons for leaving.

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Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

17 November 2017 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Movie Life of My Life See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Bananeira Filmes, Globo Filmes See more »
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The locations of this movie spreads in Cotiporã, Veranópolis, Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi, Farroupilha, Monte Belo do Sul and Santa Tereza, cities in the mountainous region of Rio Grande do Sul, in the South of Brazil. See more »

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Beautiful
28 March 2018 | by newxhost – See all my reviews

Although the story sometimes seems slow and you start thinking where it is all going... it surprised me in a great way! Direction great! Photography and soundtrack are beautiful!
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