Emmanuel Cavalcanti
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: September 23, 1936
Deathday: April 09, 2023
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Known For
Tempo Glauber
2005-06-01
Tempo Glauber
Overview: A documentary short on Tempo Glauber, a foundation created by filmmaker Orlando Senna and Glauber Rocha's mother Lucia in order to celebrate and preservate her son's legacy.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2005-06-01
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Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
1976-03-07
Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro
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Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-03-07
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A Virgem Prometida
1968-03-11
A Virgem Prometida
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-03-11
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The Blue Horse
1984-06-01
The Blue Horse
Overview: Boy from a poor family loses his only asset: a colorless little horse that his imagination turns into a magical and colorful pretty stallion. To get his pet back, he leaves home and faces all dangers ahead with courage, getting involved in many adventures.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-06-01
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Cascalho
2004-11-27
Cascalho
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Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2004-11-27
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A Doce Mulher Amada
1969-09-17
A Doce Mulher Amada
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-09-17
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Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
1977-07-26
Ajuricaba, o Rebelde da Amazônia
Overview: In the 17th century, to guarantee the possession of the region, disputed with Spanish and Dutch pirates, the Portuguese built a fort at the point where the dark waters of the Rio Negro meet the clear waters of the Rio Solimões, forming the Amazon River. Around the fort, the city of Manaus was born. Alli lived the Manaús Indians, warriors who worshiped Manari, the Good, and from him they received the order to fight all the invaders of the forest.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-07-26
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Deadly Cruelty
1976-12-18
Deadly Cruelty
Overview: Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his life, but falls in love with a woman who despises him, which drives him mad.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-12-18
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A Guerra dos Pelados
1970-01-01
A Guerra dos Pelados
Overview: In 1913, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Government gives some lands to a foreign railway company, giving rise to revolt by the former owners of the land. The episode became known as Guerra dos Pelados.
Genres: History Drama War
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Rei do Rio
1985-06-11
Rei do Rio
Overview: Two friends get rich running an illegal gambling business. But soon they start to compete, and become rivals.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1985-06-11
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Parceiros da Aventura
1979-06-10
Parceiros da Aventura
Overview: Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-06-10
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The Amulet of Ogum
1974-05-21
The Amulet of Ogum
Overview: An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an amulet bearing Ogum's blessings. As time goes by, he becomes a valuable member of a mobster's hit-team, but ends up joining a group of people who resist his original employers.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-05-21
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Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz
1967-12-14
Proezas de Satanás na Vila de Leva-e-Traz
Overview: In the village of Leva-e-Traz, the discovery of a oil field is responsible for a mass evasion of the townspeople. Left are the old and incapable for the extraction job. When the local priest announces he, too, is leaving the town, Satan emerge thrilled with the chance of overtaking the place.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-12-14
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El Justicero
1967-04-13
El Justicero
Overview: A shockingly irreverent follow-up to the rural austerity of Barren Lives, dos Santos’ Godardian social satire owes more than a nod to the self-conscious antics of the French New Wave. The pampered son of a general, El Justicero is a hipster playboy who fancies himself a James Bond/Jean Paul Sartre urban hero. “Archetypical” yet “full of contradictions,” he sees that justice is achieved for the disadvantaged while taking advantage of certain bourgeois perks. His exploits are closely followed and eventually directed by his biographer who decides a film is not only more lucrative than a book, but it gives him the luxury of reviewing previous scenes. Unlike Bond, El Jus eventually experiences an awakening which threatens to compromise the entertainment value and glamour of his life story. - Harvard Film Archive
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-04-13
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Sagarana: O Duelo
1974-08-26
Sagarana: O Duelo
Overview: Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-08-26
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Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967-01-01
Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
Overview: Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo" movement (otherwise known as the 'Brazilian New Wave'). Director Joaquim Pedro de Andrade focuses on six Cinema Novo filmmakers working in Rio in 1967.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Copacabana Fools Me
1969-03-10
Copacabana Fools Me
Overview: Marquinhos is in his early 20s and lives in Copacabana with his petits bourgeois parents and older brother. He doesn't have a job, he doesn't go to school, he just lives on the spur of the moment, watches TV, plays soccer on the beach by day and goes out with his mates by night. He meets Irene, a 40 year-old woman and they have a love affair that is going to change his life - for a while.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-03-10
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Antonio das Mortes
1969-06-14
Antonio das Mortes
Overview: A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old nemesis. Yet after besting Coirana and accompanying the dying man to his mountain hideout, Antônio is moved by the plight of the Cangaceiro’s followers. The troubled hitman turns revolutionary, his gun and machete aimed towards his former masters.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Western History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-06-14
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Bahia
1976-09-26
Bahia
Overview: The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Salvador, Bahia. Though her belongings are stolen from her shortly after arrival, Otalia swiftly meets up with a group of charming and helpful friends.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-09-26
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The Naked Man
1968-03-04
The Naked Man
Overview: A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1968-03-04
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The Night of the Scarecrow
1974-06-14
The Night of the Scarecrow
Overview: In the miserable Northeastern Brazil, a ruthless land Baron wants to throw a poor farming community out of their land.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1974-06-14
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Entranced Earth
1967-05-02
Entranced Earth
Overview: Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the jaded journalist Paulo Martins opposes two equally corrupt political candidates: a pseudopopulist and a conservative. In this context, Paulo is torn between the madness of the elite and the blind submission of the masses. But, in this complex tropical reality, nothing really is what it seems to be.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1967-05-02
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Memória Viva
1987-12-17
Memória Viva
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-12-17
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Os Amores da Pantera
1977-09-03
Os Amores da Pantera
Overview: During an orgy of millionaires, a woman is mysteriously kidnapped and killed. The crime causes quite a stir in local society, as the investigations points to a very known addicted playboy. Although it's never said, the film is vaguely based on a real case happened in 1975, when socialite Ângela Diniz was killed by her lover Doca Street, in Búzios, Brazil.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-09-03
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Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
1987-04-22
Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida
Overview: In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the major. Until an attack on the city, all die at the hands of the bandit Severino and must stand trial in the sky, which puts everyone before God and the Virgin Mary.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-04-22
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The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
1965-07-16
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga
Overview: Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by several enemies, is bitten up and left for dead, being rescued by a couple of humble small farmers who nurse him for a long time until he is well again. Influenced by the couple, Matraga starts a long penitent life while waiting for his hour and chance to payback, starting a fight between his violent nature, his hidden desire of vengeance and the mysticism and goodness which is also part of him.
Genres: Action Drama Western
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1965-07-16
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Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
1990-01-02
Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra
Overview: Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and humiliation they suffered in the process.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1990-01-02
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Sweet Thieves
1977-05-26
Sweet Thieves
Overview: After assaulting a Hollywood film crew, a group of residents of a community in Rio de Janeiro decided to produce a film that would express the reality of Brazil - with the theme of Inconfidência Mineira.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-05-26
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O Bom Burguês
1983-08-25
O Bom Burguês
Overview: True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1983-08-25
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O Jogo da Vida
1977-06-17
O Jogo da Vida
Overview: The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory worker who abandoned the assembly line to earn his living at the billiards; and Bacanaço, trickster who puts on chic airs, always dreaming of performing the ultimate big swindle.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-06-17
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A Saga do Guerreiro Alumioso
1993-01-02
A Saga do Guerreiro Alumioso
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1993-01-02
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O Forte
1977-05-12
O Forte
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-05-12
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Bye Bye Brazil
1980-02-08
Bye Bye Brazil
Overview: The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-02-08
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Quilombo
1984-06-03
Quilombo
Overview: Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly little-known) film traces the origins of Quilombo, which began as a community of freed slaves. The colony becomes a safe harbor for other outcasts of the world, including Indians and Jews. Ganga Zumba (Toni Tornado) becomes president of Quilombo, the first freely elected leader in the Western Hemisphere. Naturally, the ruling Portuguese want to subjugate Zumba and his followers, but the Quilombians are ready for their would-be oppressors. The end of this Brave New World is not pleasant, but the followers of Zumba and his ideals take to the hills, where they honor his memory to this day. Writer/director Carlos Diegues takes every available opportunity to compare the rise and fall of Quilombo with the state of affairs in modern-day Brazil.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1984-06-03
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O Último Dia de Lampião
1975-01-01
O Último Dia de Lampião
Overview: A docufiction film about the fall of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, widely known as Lampião – the mythical bandit leader from the Brazilian northeast who fought the local power and put his name in history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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No Tempo de Glauber
1987-02-27
No Tempo de Glauber
Overview:
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-02-27
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O Homem do Corpo Fechado
1972-05-26
O Homem do Corpo Fechado
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1972-05-26
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Urubus e Papagaios
1987-05-14
Urubus e Papagaios
Overview: High Court judge returns to the small town where he was born, bringing along his beautiful and young wife. The local men get aroused and start looking for young lovers at the local bordello. Their wives even make promises and novenas asking the disappearance of the new couple. One day, the judge dies, leaving his wife unsatisfied. The corpse, as if wanting revenge, keeps an erection on.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1987-05-14
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Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
2013-01-22
Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade
Overview:
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2013-01-22
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Milagrez
2008-01-02
Milagrez
Overview: Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-01-02
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Chapéu de Couro
1978-10-09
Chapéu de Couro
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Genres: Music Drama Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-10-09
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O Coronel e o Lobisomem
1979-03-19
O Coronel e o Lobisomem
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1979-03-19
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Noites Paraguayas
1982-10-15
Noites Paraguayas
Overview: The path of Paraguayan immigrants who drive to Asuncion and then arrive in São Paulo. They are rural workers, musicians, vendors and underemployed people. Two parallel worlds: the Guarani culture and the Brazilian adventure in São Paulo juxtaposed with Paraguayan songs and the Guarani language, spoken by the main characters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1982-10-15
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Soledade - A Bagaceira
1976-10-10
Soledade - A Bagaceira
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1976-10-10
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Cristais de Sangue
1975-12-15
Cristais de Sangue
Overview: Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family. Maria's stepfather is the head of a gang and will go to any lengths to prevent Rui from finding his father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1975-12-15
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Black Goddess
1978-01-01
Black Goddess
Overview: A Deusa Negra is a love story that spans two centuries. In 18th century Yorubaland, Prince Oluyole is taken prisoner in the course of internecine warfare fanned by overseas slave traders. He is sold into slavery in Brazil. In present day Nigeria, at his father's deathbed, the young Babatunde promises to go to Brazil and search for traces of their once-enslaved ancestors. Beginning with a Candomblé ritual, his journey takes him ever deeper into this culture and, in a dream-like sequence, affords him a deeper understanding of his ancestors' suffering and powers of resistance. Balogun effortlessly links present with past, real with magical worlds and discourse with trance. The hypnotic atmosphere is also heightened by the music of the Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka, which plays with repetitive patterns and distortions.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Ser Tão Cinzento
2011-08-24
Ser Tão Cinzento
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2011-08-24
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Summer Showers
1978-04-24
Summer Showers
Overview: 70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1978-04-24
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Sonho Sem Fim
1986-12-11
Sonho Sem Fim
Overview: The story of one of Brazilian cinema's pioneers, Eduardo Abelim, from the start of his career, in Rio de Janeiro, until his filming of the 1930 Revolution. To promote his films, Abelim would even perform car stunts, give classes on the occult and offer guidance on mystical matters.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1986-12-11
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Tent of Miracles
1977-07-30
Tent of Miracles
Overview: When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in Brazil, he stirs emotions by championing a long-forgotten local writer named Pedro Archanjo, who believed that humanity would be improved only through miscegenation.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1977-07-30
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Uma Avenida Chamada Brasil
1989-11-29
Uma Avenida Chamada Brasil
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1989-11-29
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Polêmica
1999-01-01
Polêmica
Overview: A film on the feud between samba songwriters Noel Rosa and Wilson Batista.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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O Grande Palhaço
1980-01-29
O Grande Palhaço
Overview: A circus clown's life spirals out of control when his wife, a trapeze artist, dies during a performance, and, to his chagrin, their son vows to follow in his mother's footsteps.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1980-01-29
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Garden of War
1969-05-13
Garden of War
Overview: Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for her film, but ends up being arrested and tortured as his torturers suspect he's involved in a plot to overthrow the military government.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1969-05-13
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Por Dentro de Uma Gota Dágua
2003-05-15
Por Dentro de Uma Gota Dágua
Overview: Who was it that caught me inside a drop of water? Mario Quintana
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2003-05-15
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