Paulo Betti — Actor (14)
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Childhood (2014) IMDb TMDB
Infância
director: Domingos de Oliveira actor: Fernanda Montenegro / Raul Guaraná …
other title: Infância
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
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The Battle of Canudos (1997) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Guerra de Canudos
director: Sérgio Rezende actor: Cláudia Abreu / Marieta Severo …
other title: Guerra de Canudos
At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.
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The Patient (2018) WikiData IMDb TMDB
O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves
director: Sérgio Rezende actor: Othon Bastos / Esther Góes …
other title: O Paciente - O Caso Tancredo Neves
The true story of Tancredo Neves, the first civilian president of Brazil after a 20-year military dictatorship, and the infamous hospitalization which led to his death before he ever managed to take office.
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Golden Oldies (2008) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Casa da Mãe Joana
director: Hugo Carvana actor: Paulo Betti / José Wilker …
other title: Casa da Mãe Joana / 喬安娜媽媽的議院 …
Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is forced to think about what they hate most: working! Confusion arises when everyone looks for an easy way to get money, with minimum effort. The days pass and the hilarious confusion only increases!
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The Moneychanger (2019) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Así habló el cambista
director: Federico Veiroj actor: Daniel Hendler / Dolores Fonzi …
other title: Así habló el cambista / 換匯者 …
Humberto Brause takes advantage of Uruguay’s poor economy by specializing in offshore money laundering. Spanning the fifties to the seventies, the film follows Humberto as he gets increasingly in over his head with multiple shady book-cooking schemes throughout South America, leading to an ultimate life-or-death decision.