Based on the eponymous book by award-winning writer Raduan Nassar, the films is set in the Brazilian countryside and focuses on the relationship between a young man, André (Mello), and his religious but caring family. After running away from his Lebanese-Brazilian abode, André has to confront Pedro (Leonardo Medeiros), the older brother determined to convince him to return to the protective cares of their parents played by acclaimed Brazilian actors Raul Cortez and Juliana Carneiro da Cunha. Torn apart by an unresolved incestuous past with his younger sister Ana (Simone Spoladore), Pedro has to choose between a life of utopian freedom, removed from past connections, or, in the case of an eventual return home, a re-engagement with strict patriarchal norms.
Type: Feature FilmLength: 172 minutes
Year: 2001
Audio Language: Portuguese
Subtitles: English
Themes: Cinema/Theater, Gender/Sexuality, Social Issues
Director(s): Luiz Fernando Carvalho
