Childhood (2014)

7.7/10 84 min Drama

Overview

The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.

Cast

Fernanda Montenegro

Dona Mocinha

Raul Guaraná

Rodriguinho

Priscilla Rozenbaum

Conceição

Paulo Betti

Henrique

Ricardo Kosovski

Orlando

Nanda Costa

Iracema

Maria Flor

Adalgisa

Fernando Gomes

Manoel

Clemente Viscaíno

José

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