O Rei do Carimã (2009)
On the day of her mother's wake, filmmaker Tata Amaral's uncle tells her a surprising story: in his youth, her father, Joaquim, had been a wealthy man but ran into an unexplained problem and was forced to flee to Mato Grosso. The filmmaker sets out to explore this past—spanning the 1940s and 1950s—and uncovers a family secret. Beyond the technical revelations of the criminal case, there is a journey of emotional self-discovery that begins at her mother's wake and concludes at her father's grave. Through her camera, she seeks to clear Joaquim's name.
Director: Tata Amaral
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Jayme Piza do Amaral as Self |
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Carolina Veraldi as Self |
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Antônio Piza de Souza Amaral as Self |
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Tata Amaral as Self |
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Jean-Claude Bernardet as Self |
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Eloá Chouzal as Self |
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Lucas Justiniano as Self |
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Caru Alves de Souza as Self |
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Marcelo Junqueira as Self |
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Chica Mendonça as Self |
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Roberto Eduardo Lefreve as Self |
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Plínio Penteado de Carvalho as Self |
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Alberto Brandão Muylaert as Self |
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Dinah P. Assumpção Muylaert as Self |
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Alex Leon Ades as Self |
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Flávio Aronis as Self |
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Idê Lacreta as Self |
| Directing | Tata Amaral | Director |
| Camera | Humberto Bassanelli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Idê Lacreta | Editor |
| Editing | Marcelo Junqueira | Editor |
| Sound | Lívio Tragtenberg | Music |
| Production | Caru Alves de Souza | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tata Amaral | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chica Mendonça | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Lívio Tragtenberg | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lívio Tragtenberg | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Caru Alves de Souza | Assistant Director |