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What Is It Worth? poster

What Is It Worth? (2005)

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.

Release: 2005-05-20
Runtime: 110 min
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Cast
Danton Mello
Danton Mello
Hector
Leona Cavalli
Leona Cavalli
Clara
Lázaro Ramos
Lázaro Ramos
Dido
Caio Blat
Caio Blat
Bira
Sílvio Guindane
Sílvio Guindane
Candinho
Zezé Motta
Zezé Motta
Joana Maria da Conceição
Marcélia Cartaxo
Marcélia Cartaxo
Adélia
Caco Ciocler
Caco Ciocler
Ricardo Pedrosa
Joana Fomm
Joana Fomm
Maria Amélia
Herson Capri
Herson Capri
Marco Aurélio Silveira
Ana Lúcia Torre
Ana Lúcia Torre
Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia
Antônio Abujamra
Antônio Abujamra
Manoel Fernandes
Ênio Gonçalves
Ênio Gonçalves
Dom Elísio
Bárbara Paz
Bárbara Paz
Ana Carbatti
Ana Carbatti
Arminda
Cláudia Mello
Cláudia Mello
Mônica Silveira
Miriam Pires
Miriam Pires
Judite
Umberto Magnani
Umberto Magnani
Figueiras