What Is It Worth?
"A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.0M
$2,000,000
Languages
Portuguese
Studio
Agravo Produções Cinematográficas
Key Crew
Sérgio Bianchi
Director
Sérgio Bianchi
Screenplay
Newton Cannito
Screenplay
Sabina Anzuategui
Screenplay
Sérgio Bianchi
Producer
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
Cláudia Mello
Mônica Silveira
Miriam Pires
Judite
Umberto Magnani
Figueiras
José Rubens Chachá
Delegado Batista
Lena Roque
Lurdes
