An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
Language
Portuguese
Release Date
November 20, 1998
Budget
$2,900,000
Revenue
$5,596,708
National Board of Review Awards
Best Actress
Cast
Fernanda Montenegro
Isadora "Dora" Teixeira
Vinícius de Oliveira
Josué Fontenele de Paiva
Marília Pêra
Irene
Othon Bastos
César
Otávio Augusto
Pedrão
Matheus Nachtergaele
Isaías Paiva
Caio Junqueira
Moisés Paiva
Stela Freitas
Yolanda
Maria Menezes
Waitress
Sergio Kato
Dora's Client
Soia Lira
Ana Fontenele
Rita Assemany
Jessé's Wife
Harildo Déda
Bené
Gildásio Leite
Man on the bus
Nanego Lira
Nordeste preacher
José Pereira da Silva
Dora's Client
Everaldo Pontes
Dora's Client
Inaldo Santana
Dora's Client
Gideon Rosa
Jessé
Antonieta Noronha
Violeta
Socorro Nobre
Dora's Client
Iami Rebouças
Woman in the photograph
Show Full Crew
Production
Sérgio Machado
Casting
Walter Salles
Producer
Arthur Cohn
Producer
Elisa Tolomelli
Executive Producer
Martine De Clermont-Tonnerre
Producer
Donald Ranvaud
Executive Producer
Afonso Coaracy
Line Producer
Thomas Garvin
Executive Producer
Jack Gajos
Producer
Paulo Carlos De Brito
Producer
Lillian Birnbaum
Executive Producer
Editing
Sound
François Groult
Sound Designer
Bruno Tarrière
Sound mixer
Antonio Pinto
Original Music Composer
Zezé di Camargo
Additional Soundtrack
Mark A. Van Der Willigen
Sound Designer
Jean-Claude Brisson
Sound Designer
Luciano Camargo
Additional Soundtrack
Jaques Morelenbaum
Original Music Composer
Writing
Art
Cassio Amarante
Production Design
Mônica Costa
Set Designer
Marcelo Larrea
Set Designer
Carla Caffé
Production Design
Costume & Make-Up
Directing
Sérgio Machado
Assistant Director
Kátia Lund
Assistant Director
João Emanuel Carneiro
Assistant Director
Walter Salles
Director
Vinicius Coimbra
Assistant Director
Camera
Crew
Lighting
Visual Effects