A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
DirectorSérgio Bianchi
WritersMachado de Assis, Sérgio Bianchi, Newton Cannito, Eduardo Benain, Sabina Anzuategui
