Pérola (2023)
Soon after learning of the death of his mother Pérola, Mauro returns to his old family home in Bauru (São Paulo, Brazil). A look back into his mother’s peculiar habits, her illusions, sense of humor, spirituality, and desire to control all things... with the love and tenderness that only distance and time allow. A reunion between mother and son: their conflicts, conversations, and dreams of a better life all converge in constructing a swimming pool in their backyard. It is a portrait of an ordinary family that fights, makes up, celebrates, cries, and carries on, full of stories just like any other.
Director: Murilo Benício
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Drica Moraes as Pérola |
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Leonardo Fernandes as Mauro |
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Rodolfo Vaz as Vado |
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Valentina Bandeira as Elisa |
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Cláudia Missura as Tia Norma |
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Lavínia Pannunzio as Tia Lola |
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Marianna Armellini as Tia Vanda |
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Jefferson Schroeder as Danilo |
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Gustavo Duque as Emílio |
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Louise Cardoso as Célia |
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Camila Amado as Mãe Pérola |
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Gustavo Machado as Tio Ranulfo |
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Gillray Coutinho as Dr. Henrique |
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João Pydd as Mauro (8 anos) |
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Gustavo Scalzo as Mauro (12 anos) |
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Vallentina Baptista as Elisa (5 anos) |
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Jenyffer Cavalcanti as Elisa (8 anos) |
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José Miguel Mendes as Menino 1 |
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Vincenzo Lucchese as Menino 2 |
| Directing | Murilo Benício | Director |
| Production | Marcello Ludwig Maia | Producer |
| Camera | Kika Cunha | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tainá Diniz | Editor |
| Writing | Adriana Falcão | Writer |
| Writing | Marcelo Saback | Writer |
| Writing | Jô Abdu | Writer |
| Writing | Murilo Benício | Writer |
| Sound | Berna Ceppas | Music |
| Production | Murilo Benício | Producer |
| Production | Cynthia Falabella | Casting Producer |
| Writing | George Moura | Writers' Assistant |
| Directing | Mannuela Domingues | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Valéria Costa | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bia Salgado | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valéria Toth | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Esperança Motta | First Assistant Director |
