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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 1,884 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic80/100
1,073 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcos BernsteinScreenplay
- João Emanuel CarneiroScreenplay
- Walter SallesDirector
- Walter SallesScreenplay
- Antonio PintoOriginal Music Composer
- Jaques MorelenbaumOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Fernanda MontenegroIsadora 'Dora' Teixeira
- Vinícius de OliveiraJosué Fontenele de Paiva
- Marília PêraIrene
- Othon BastosCésar
- Otávio AugustoPedrão
- Matheus NachtergaeleIsaías Paiva
- Caio JunqueiraMoisés Paiva
- Stela FreitasYolanda
- Maria MenezesWaitress
- Sergio KatoDora's Client
- Soia LiraAna Fontenele
- Rita AssemanyJessé's Wife
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Themes
rio de janeiroletterwildernessteacherorphanrailroadalcoholicmissing parentlong lost relativerealismchild traffickingdeath of parent
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