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The Grain

2007 · 88 min

A quiet, tenderly told tale of mortality and family bonds that unfolds slowly, blending everyday life with a fable-like story.

Directed by
Petrus Cariry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leuda Bandeira, Veronica Cavalcanti, Nanego Lira
Overview
The elderly Perpetua, feeling the approach of death, decides to prepare Zeca, her beloved grandson, to the inevitable. She tells him the story of a king and a queen, a wealthy and powerful couple who lost their only child but wishes to bring him back to life. Meanwhile, Damião e Josefa work hard to support their family and to prepare their daughter Fátima's wedding. At the end, the tale told by Perpétua and the destiny of that family will cross.

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Directed by
Petrus Cariry
Genres
Drama
Starring
Leuda Bandeira, Veronica Cavalcanti, Nanego Lira
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • death
  • grief
  • fate
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Rosemberg Cariry, Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda
Starring
Leuda Bandeira, Veronica Cavalcanti, Nanego Lira, Kelvya Maia, Luís Felipe Ferreira
Cinematography
Ivo Lopes Araújo
Runtime
88 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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