Playing

2007 1h 45m PT

🙌

8.4

BANGER

★8.4TMDB · 61

Documentary

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Eduardo Coutinho
Interviewer
Fernanda Torres
Actress
Marília Pêra
Actress
Andréa Beltrão
Actress
Aleta Gomes Vieira
Mary Sheila
Débora Almeida
Gisele Alves Moura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eduardo Coutinho
Writers: Eduardo Coutinho
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

ERA

Did you know

Released 19 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

CRAFT

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Eduardo Coutinho, shot by Jacques Cheuiche. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Eduardo Coutinho and Fernanda Torres and Marília Pêra carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt1165293 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eduardo Coutinho directs. Jacques Cheuiche behind the camera. Jordana Berg cuts. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Eduardo Coutinho, shot by Jacques Cheuiche. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Jordana Berg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eduardo Coutinho and Fernanda Torres and Marília Pêra carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1165293 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.