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Casa de Areia

2005 · 115 min · Director: Andrucha Waddington ★ IMDb 7.4 · 3,555 ratings

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Áurea arrives at a town in the dunes of State of Maranhão, Brazil, in 1910, having for female company only her mother Maria. She is pregnant and wants a way out of that arid place. But leaving is difficult and, somehow, she still hopes to find happiness there. The film follows these two lives for three generations, including Áurea's daughter.

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Casa de Areia (2005) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  2. Awe10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Hope. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

RG
Ruy Guerra

SJ
Seu Jorge

Massu (1910-1919)

LM
Luiz Melodia

Massu (1942)

ED
Enrique Diaz

Luiz (1919)

SG
Stênio Garcia

Luiz (1942)

EQ
Emiliano Queiroz

Chico do Sal

JA
João Acaiabe

Pai de Massu

CF
Camilla Facundes

Maria (1919)

HC
Haroldo Costa

Capataz

JM
Jorge Mautner

Cientista

NJ
Nelson Jacobina

Cientista

ZB
Zumbi Bahia

Carregador Vasco 1

Ud
Urias de Oliveira Filho

Carregador Vasco 2

CH
Carlos Henrique Nascimento

Pescador Entreposto

Jd
Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa

Mirinho (1919)

WM
Wadson Martins

Mirinho (1942)

GJ
Guilherme Júnior

Pescador Fogueira

Details

Directed by
Andrucha Waddington
Written by
Andrucha Waddington, Elena Soarez, Luiz Carlos Barreto
Type
Movies
Released
2005
Runtime
115 min
Country
Brazil
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 3,555 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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