Director: José Joffily
Writers: Paulo Halm, Plínio Marcos
Actor(s): Débora Falabella, Roberto Bomtempo, Richard Velasquez, Theodoris Castellano, John Gileece, David Herman, Daniel Porto
Production Co.: Europa Filmes
Country: Brazil
Year: 2002
Language and subtitle information: In Portuguese; optional Portuguese or English subtitles
Format: DVD
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Summary: “Paco and Tonho are undocumented Brazilian immigrants in New York. Shy Tonho dreams of being successful, but misses his family and Brazil. Pursued by Immigration Service and later arrested, he is about to be deported. Paco, a rapper and performer, indifferent to all except her career, dreams of hitting the top ten chart. The film shows the relationship of the couple in love mid hope, difficulties, and misencounters in a beautiful and violent metropolis”–IMDb plot summary. Based on the play by Plínio Marcos.
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