What Is It Worth? (2005)
Overview
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pt |
| Popularity | 2.967 |
Directed By
Sérgio Bianchi
Crew
Machado de Assis
Sérgio Bianchi
Sérgio Bianchi
Newton Cannito
Eduardo Benain
Sabina Anzuategui
Sérgio Bianchi
Paulo Galvão
Patrick Leblanc
Luiz Alberto Pereira
Wellington Pingo
Paulo Sacramento
Marcelo Corpanni
Patricia Faria
Rita Fernandes
Cassia Guindo
Renata Tessari
Marisa Guimarães
David Parizotti
Doel Sauerbronn
Criss Ghattas
Maria Inês Landgrais
Wellington Pingo
Marçal Souza
Maria Farkas
Mauricio Osaki
Thiago Villas Boas
Gustavo Pinheiro
Ana Chiarini
Helena Duarte
Fernando Henna
Mauricio Pascuet Pregnolatto
Ricardo Reis
Geraldo Ribeiro
Louis Robin
Daniel Turini
Armando Torres Jr.
Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay
Marcelo Ferreira PeeJay
Vanessa Mariano
Rogério Marinho
Ailton Piuí
Lilian Stock Bonzi
Rubens Arantes
Eduardo Fressato Spuldaro
Fábio Fatorelli
Paulo Sakopniak
Vera Hamburger
TOP CAST
Danton Mello
Hector
Leona Cavalli
Clara
Lázaro Ramos
Dido
Caio Blat
Bira
Sílvio Guindane
Candinho
Zezé Motta
Joana Maria da Conceição
Marcélia Cartaxo
Adélia
Caco Ciocler
Ricardo Pedrosa
Joana Fomm
Maria Amélia
Herson Capri
Marco Aurélio Silveira
Ana Lúcia Torre
Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia
Antônio Abujamra
Manoel Fernandes
Ênio Gonçalves
Dom Elísio
Ana Carbatti
Arminda
Cláudia Mello
Mônica Silveira
Miriam Pires
Judite
Umberto Magnani
Figueiras
José Rubens Chachá
Delegado Batista
Lena Roque
Lurdes
Ariclê Perez
Marta Figueredo
Odelair Rodrigues
Lucrécia
Leonardo Medeiros
Amigo
Emílio de Mello
Luciano
Raul Barretto
Guru
Petrônio Gontijo
Mestre de Cerimônias
Lui Strassburger
Walter Haman
Ney Piacentini
Apresentador
Norival Rizzo
Jarbas
Antônio Petrin
Senhor
Ângela Dip
Vera
Clara Carvalho
Mulher no Restaurante
Noemi Marinho
Professora
Emilio Pitta
Bernadino Francisco de Sena
Adolfo Costa
Sebastião Soares
Taty Godoi
Mulher do povo
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