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What Is It Worth?

2005

1h 50m

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6.5/10

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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.

Directors

Sérgio Bianchi

Writers

Machado de Assis(original story by)

Eduardo Benain(screenplay by)

Sérgio Bianchi(screenplay by)

Stars

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Hector

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Clara

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Dido

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Bira

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Sílvio Guindane

Candinho

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Joana Maria da Conceição

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Marcélia Cartaxo

Adélia

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Ricardo Pedrosa

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Maria Amélia

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Marco Aurélio Silveira

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Ana Lúcia Torre

Maria Antônia do Rosário…

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Antônio Abujamra

Manoel Fernandes

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Ênio Gonçalves

Dom Elísio

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Arminda

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Mônica Silveira

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Judite

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Umberto Magnani

Figueiras

Directors

Sérgio Bianchi

Writers

Machado de Assis(original story by)

Eduardo Benain(screenplay by)

Sérgio Bianchi(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

May 20, 2005 (United States)

Country of origin

Brazil

Language

Portuguese

Production company

Agravo Produções Cinematográficas

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Box office

Budget

$2,000,000

Gross worldwide

$0

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