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The Highway of Life

1980 · 102 min

A slow, heartfelt climb from dusty hardship to stage lights, carried by rustic songs and quiet perseverance.

Overview
The rise of real life country singers Milionário e José Rico from their humble beginnings until musical success.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • music
  • class
  • family
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Written by
Chico Assis
Starring
Milionário, José Rico, Nádia Lippi, Turíbio Ruiz, José Raimundo, Raimundo Silva, José Marinho, Nestor Alves de Lima
Runtime
102 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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