FilmAugust 4, 2009Tata Amaral

O Rei do Carimã

On the day of her mother's wake, filmmaker Tata Amaral's uncle tells her a surprising story: in his youth, her father, Joaquim, had been a wealthy man but ran into an unexplained problem and was forced to flee to Mato Grosso. The filmmaker sets out to explore this past—spanning the 1940s and 1950s—and uncovers a family secret. Beyond the technical revelations of the criminal case, there is a journey of emotional self-discovery that begins at her mother's wake and concludes at her father's grave. Through her camera, she seeks to clear Joaquim's name.

About the movie

On the day of her mother's wake, filmmaker Tata Amaral's uncle tells her a surprising story: in his youth, her father, Joaquim, had been a wealthy man but ran into an unexplained problem and was forced to flee to Mato Grosso. The filmmaker sets out to explore this past—spanning the 1940s and 1950s—and uncovers a family secret. Beyond the technical revelations of the criminal case, there is a journey of emotional self-discovery that begins at her mother's wake and concludes at her father's grave. Through her camera, she seeks to clear Joaquim's name.

ReleasedAugust 4, 2009
DirectorTata Amaral
Runtime52 min
CastJayme Piza do AmaralCarolina VeraldiAntônio Piza de Souza AmaralTata AmaralJean-Claude BernardetEloá ChouzalLucas JustinianoCaru Alves de Souza+2 more
ProductionTangerina EntretenimentoTV Cultura
GenresDocumentaryTV Movie
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