À Beira do Caminho is a 2012 Brazilian drama film directed by Breno Silveira, starring João Miguel, Ângelo Antônio, Dira Paes, Vinícius Nascimento, and Ludmila Rosa. The title of the film is a reference to the 1969 popular song "Sentado à Beira do Caminho" by Erasmo Carlos.[1]
À Beira do Caminho | |
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Directed by | Breno Silveira |
Written by | Patrícia Andrade |
Produced by | Lula Buarque de Hollanda |
Starring | João Miguel Ângelo Antônio Dira Paes Vinícius Nascimento Ludmila Rosa |
Cinematography | Lula Carvalho |
Edited by | Vicente Kubrusly |
Music by | Berna Ceppas |
Production company | Conspiração Filmes |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Brazil |
Language | Portuguese |
Box office | $713,129 |
Plot
editJoão, a truck driver, leaves his hometown and travels across the country. On one of his trips, he discovers a boy, Duda, hidden in his truck; the child, who has no mother, is in search of his father. João reluctantly agrees to take him to the nearest city, and ends up forming a friendship with him.
Cast and characters
edit- João Miguel as João
- Vinícius Nascimento as Duda
- Ângelo Antônio as Afonso
- Dira Paes as Rosa
- Ludmila Rosa as Helena
Reviews
editThe film received mixed reviews.[2][3] Several critics pointed out similarities with Silveira's 2005 feature Two Sons of Francisco.
References
edit- ^ "À Beira do Caminho". adorocinema.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Crítica: 'À Beira do Caminho' não inova, mas encanta pelo sentimento" [Critique: 'À Beira do Caminho' does not innovate, but enchants with feelings]. folha.uol.com (in Portuguese). 10 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Diário do Cine PÉ 2012 À Beira do Caminho". cultura.estadao.com (in Portuguese). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
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