

"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.
Director: Sérgio Bianchi

Hector

Clara

Dido

Bira

Candinho

Joana Maria da Conceição

Adélia

Ricardo Pedrosa

Maria Amélia

Marco Aurélio Silveira