What Is It Worth?
A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft
★★★★★
Portuguese / 110 MIN. / 2005
The Genres
The Synopsis
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.