Once Upon a Time in Rio
Era Uma Vez..., feature film, 2008.
DIRECTED BY: Breno Silveira
CAST:
Cyria Coentro (Bernadete),
Thiago Martins (Dé),
Vitória Frate (Nina),
Paulo César Grande (Evandro),
Rocco Pitanga (Carlão)
SCRIPT:
Patrícia Andrade
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Dudu Miranda,
Paulo Souza
Synopsis:
This romantic drama exposes the deep differences within Brazilian society through a love story. Nina and Dé meet on the famous beach Ipanema. They come from different worlds: Nina is the daughter of a successful, wealthy lawyer. She lives and goes to school close to the beach where Dé works as a junk food salesman. He lives with his mother in a poor neighborhood and, needless to say, Nina’s father does not approve of him. Although the couple is genuinely in love, their surroundings do not afford them many chances to triumph.
digital, color, 117 min