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Filmed entirely on the magnificent, sandy coast of northern Brazil, Áurea's saga begins in 1910, in Maranhão, where her fanatical husband has relocated his family to start a farm. Desperate and pregnant, Áurea (Fernanda Torres) longs to return to the city, but cannot traverse the dunes with her aging mother, Maria (Fernanda Montenegro) in tow. When calamity strikes, the two women find themselves stranded. Eventually, they settle among the shifting sands and Áurea finds peace. But her passionate daughter, Maria, longs to explore the world beyond the dunes. This profound portrait of passing generations has established Andrucha Waddington as one of the most exciting directors in Brazil today.
Original Release
05/13/2005
US Release
08/11/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernanda Montenegro | Maria / Dona Maria / Áurea / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) |
Fernanda Torres | Áurea / Maria / Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942) |
Ruy Guerra | Vasco de Sá |
Seu Jorge | Massu - 1910-1919 / Massu (1910-1919) |
Stenio Garcia | Luiz - 1942 / Luiz (1942) |
Luiz Melodia | Massu - 1942 / Massu (1942) |
Enrique Diaz | Luiz - 1919 / Luiz (1919) |
Emiliano Queiroz | Chico do Sal |
João Acaíabe | Pai de Massu |
Camilla Facundes | Maria - 1919 / Maria (1919) |
Directors
Writers
Andrucha Waddington, Elena Soarez, Luiz Carlos Barreto
Cast
Name | Character |
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Fernanda Montenegro | Maria / Dona Maria / Áurea / Áurea (1942-1969) / Maria (1969) |
Fernanda Torres | Áurea / Maria / Áurea (1910-1919) / Maria (1942) |
Ruy Guerra | Vasco de Sá |
Seu Jorge | Massu - 1910-1919 / Massu (1910-1919) |
Stenio Garcia | Luiz - 1942 / Luiz (1942) |
Luiz Melodia | Massu - 1942 / Massu (1942) |
Enrique Diaz | Luiz - 1919 / Luiz (1919) |
Emiliano Queiroz | Chico do Sal |
João Acaíabe | Pai de Massu |
Camilla Facundes | Maria - 1919 / Maria (1919) |
Haroldo Costa | Capataz |
Jorge Mautner | Cientista |
Nelson Jacobina | Cientista |
Zumbi Bahia | Carregador Vasco #1 / Carregador Vasco 1 |
Jefferson de Almeida Barbosa | Mirinho (1919) |
Wadson Martins Costa | Mirinho - 1942 |
Urias de Oliveira Filho | Carregador Vasco 2 |
Guilherme Júnior | Pescador Fogueira |
Carlos Henrique Nascimento | Pescador do Entreposto / Pescador Entreposto |
Fernando Torres | (archive footage) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marcos França | Executive Producer |
Andrucha Waddington | Producer |
Claudia Braga | Producer |
Pedro Buarque de Hollanda | Producer |
Daniel Filho | Producer |
Pedro Guimarães | Producer |
Luciano Huck | Producer |
Katiuscha Mello | Producer |
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros | Producer |
Simone Oliveira | Producer |
Carolina Pernisa | Producer |
Carlos Eduardo Rodrigues | Producer |
Patrick Siaretta | Producer |
Wilson Teixeira | Producer |