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What Is It Worth?
What Is It Worth?

What Is It Worth?

A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

20 May 2005

Country

Brazil

Cast

Danton Mello

Danton Mello

Hector

Leona Cavalli

Leona Cavalli

Clara

Lázaro Ramos

Lázaro Ramos

Dido

Caio Blat

Caio Blat

Bira

Sílvio Guindane

Sílvio Guindane

Candinho

Zezé Motta

Zezé Motta

Joana Maria da Conceição

Marcélia Cartaxo

Marcélia Cartaxo

Adélia

Caco Ciocler

Caco Ciocler

Ricardo Pedrosa

Joana Fomm

Joana Fomm

Maria Amélia

Herson Capri

Herson Capri

Marco Aurélio Silveira

Ana Lúcia Torre

Ana Lúcia Torre

Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia

Antônio Abujamra

Antônio Abujamra

Manoel Fernandes

Ênio Gonçalves

Ênio Gonçalves

Dom Elísio

Bárbara Paz

Bárbara Paz

Ana Carbatti

Ana Carbatti

Arminda

Cláudia Mello

Cláudia Mello

Mônica Silveira

Miriam Pires

Miriam Pires

Judite

Umberto Magnani

Umberto Magnani

Figueiras

José Rubens Chachá

José Rubens Chachá

Delegado Batista

Lena Roque

Lena Roque

Lurdes

Ariclê Perez

Ariclê Perez

Marta Figueredo

Odelair Rodrigues

Odelair Rodrigues

Lucrécia

Leonardo Medeiros

Leonardo Medeiros

Amigo

Emílio de Mello

Emílio de Mello

Luciano

Raul Barretto

Raul Barretto

Guru

Petrônio Gontijo

Petrônio Gontijo

Mestre de Cerimônias

Lui Strassburger

Lui Strassburger

Walter Haman

Ney Piacentini

Ney Piacentini

Apresentador

Norival Rizzo

Norival Rizzo

Jarbas

Antônio Petrin

Antônio Petrin

Senhor

Ângela Dip

Ângela Dip

Vera

Clara Carvalho

Clara Carvalho

Mulher no Restaurante

Noemi Marinho

Noemi Marinho

Professora

Emilio Pitta

Emilio Pitta

Bernadino Francisco de Sena

Adolfo Costa

Adolfo Costa

Sebastião Soares

Milton Gonçalves

Milton Gonçalves

Taty Godoi

Taty Godoi

Mulher do povo

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