The Storytellers (2003)
A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value. As most of the inhabitants are illiterate, they have no choice but to ask for the help of Antônio Biá, a man who has been ostracized ever since it was discovered that he had sent out letters with lies about their reputations as a way to keep his job in Javé's seldom-used post office. He now has the task of documenting people's memories of how the city was founded, yet each inhabitant has his or her own version of what happened.
Director:
Eliane Caffé
Writers:
Eliane Caffé, Luís Alberto de Abreu.
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José Dumont as Antônio Biá |
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Nelson Xavier as Zaqueu |
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Rui Rezende as Vado |
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Gero Camilo as Firmino |
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Luci Pereira as Deodora |
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Nelson Dantas as Vicentino |
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Matheus Nachtergaele as Souza |
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Altair Lima as Galdério |
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Mauricio Tizumba as Samuel |
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Mário César Camargo as Pai de Daniel |
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Sílvia Leblon as |
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Alessandro Azevedo as |
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Orlando Vieira as |
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Bule-Bule as |
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Edmilson Barros as |
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Henrique Lisboa as |
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Iami Rebouças as |
| Sound | DJ Dolores | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Daniel Rezende | Editor |
| Production | Vivian Golombek | Casting |
| Production | Elson Rosario | Casting |
| Production | Rui Pires | Production Director |
| Production | André Montenegro | Production Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Camargo | Costume Design |
| Sound | Romeu Quinto | Sound |
| Sound | Miriam Biderman | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Jorge Pfister | Camera Operator |
| Art | Carla Caffé | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hugo Kovensky | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Eliane Caffé | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luís Alberto de Abreu | Screenplay |
| Production | Caio Gullane | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fabiano Gullane | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vânia Catani | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Uirandê Holanda | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Vânia Catani | Producer |
| Directing | Eliane Caffé | Director |