Synopsis
On the last days of his life, while succumbing to alcoholism in a hospital, famed writer Lima Barreto chronicles his trajectory story as a black, poor writer living in Brazilian society between monarchy's dying days and early years of republic with its countless social problems, which formed the basis of his many novels.
Ratings
TMDB5.5/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Luiz Antonio PilarDirector
- Luiz Antonio PilarWriter
- Luís Alberto de AbreuWriter
Cast
- Luis MirandaLima Barreto
- Sidney SantiagoLima Barreto (jovem)
- Orã FigueiredoPolicarpo Quaresma
- Maria Clara VicenteIsmênia
- Gisele FróesAdelaide
- Cristiane AmorimVitória
- Camilo BelivacquaGeneral Albernaz
- Mauricio TizumbaFelizardo
- Eduardo SilvaFelipe
- Fernando SantanaGregorinho
- Ronny KriwatMédico
- Tiago CosmoNicolau Marques
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Themes
melancholymeditativecalmdepresseddramaticsentimentaladmiringadoringmelodramatic