Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra

1999 0h 8m PT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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A resident of the Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Adão Xalebaradã is the composer of more than 500 songs and has never been recorded in Brazil.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adão Xalebaradã
Himself
Luanda
Herself
Janete Alves
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniela Thomas
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniela Thomas, shot by Walter Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Walter Salles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adão Xalebaradã and Luanda and Janete Alves carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0348071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniela Thomas directs. Walter Carvalho behind the camera. Walter Salles cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Daniela Thomas, shot by Walter Carvalho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Walter Salles shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adão Xalebaradã and Luanda and Janete Alves carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0348071 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.