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The Movie of My Life

Drama

"I arrived and he left. The rest, I can't tell."

Duration

1h 53m

Release

3 Aug 2017

Country

Brazil

Language

Portuguese

Overview

The sierras of southern Brazil, 1963. The son of an French man and a Brazilian woman, Tony is a young man with a profound love of cinema and poetry. After graduating from college he returns to his small town in rural Brazil, to find out that his father had left for good, back to France. Tony then looks for the company of his fathers friends in search of information and references of a lost male role-model. He becomes a school teacher and a male figure to kids, in an attempt to provide them with something he lacks himself. A series of developments lead him to a surprising final lead on his fathers' whereabouts and reasons for leaving.

Plot

Young Tony decides to return to his hometown. There, he discovers his father has returned to France claiming to miss his friends and country of origin. Tony ends up becoming a teacher, and finds himself amid conflicts and inexperi...

Cast

Vitória StradaVincent CasselSelton Mello

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10

Details

Director

Selton Mello

Writers

Selton MelloAntonio SkármetaMarcelo Vindicato

Awards

6 wins & 18 nominations total
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