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2005 Drama 1h 50m

What Is It Worth?

"A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft"

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.

6.5 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Danton Mello

Hector

Leona Cavalli

Clara

Lázaro Ramos

Dido

Caio Blat

Bira

Sílvio Guindane

Candinho

Zezé Motta

Joana Maria da Conceição

Marcélia Cartaxo

Adélia

Caco Ciocler

Ricardo Pedrosa

Joana Fomm

Maria Amélia

Herson Capri

Marco Aurélio Silveira

Ana Lúcia Torre

Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia

Antônio Abujamra

Manoel Fernandes

Ênio Gonçalves

Dom Elísio

Bárbara Paz

Ana Carbatti

Arminda

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