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O Menino da Porteira

2009 · 94 min

A gentle, old-fashioned cowboy tale with heartfelt friendships and simple moral conflicts, easy to watch and emotionally direct.

Directed by
Jeremias Moreira Filho
Genres
Western, Drama
Starring
Daniel, Vanessa Giácomo, José de Abreu
Overview
Diogo, a cowboy, meets Rodrigo, a boy who dreams of becoming a cattle herder, when he drives a large herd of cattle to the Ouro Fino farm. They become friends and witness the injustices that occur in the region due to the greed of Major Batista, the owner of the property where they take the cattle.

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Directed by
Jeremias Moreira Filho
Genres
Western, Drama
Starring
Daniel, Vanessa Giácomo, José de Abreu
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • greed
  • justice
  • family
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western, drama
Directed by
Jeremias Moreira Filho
Written by
Beto Moraes, Jeremias Moreira Filho, Wenceslau Moreira da Silva Neto, Carlos Nascimbeni
Starring
Daniel, Vanessa Giácomo, José de Abreu, JottaPê, Rosi Campos, Antônio Edson, Eucir de Souza, Cláudia Missura
Cinematography
Pedro Farkas
Runtime
94 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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