Overview
American couple move to the State of Ceará, Brazil, in the 1930s. The husband is looking for oil. His beautiful wife, Donna, soon falls in love with a rude but charming fisherman. The forbidden romance may destroy her marriage and upset the morals of the small village where they live.
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Setting
Set in Brazil
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Félix Monti
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Amy EphronWriter
- José Lins do RegoNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 14, 1998
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil, United States of America
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In the United States
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Cast
Natasha HenstridgeDonna
Eduardo MoscovisNô
Andrew McCarthyFrank
Florinda BolkanMãe Ana
Sophie WardLidia
Odilon WagnerJohn
Letícia SabatellaBenta
Guilherme KaramSilva
Ângelo AntônioTonho
Jackson CostaAfrânio
Nildo ParentePadre Jorge
Arduíno ColassantiCapitão
Jurandir de OliveiraJuca
Rita MartinsRita
Charles ParaventiDr. Farina
Domingos AlcântaraZé Divina
Fábio BarretoGovernador- Luisa de Paula MarquesCecília
- Joca AndradeZé Corninho
- Karla SabahCrooner
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