Overview
Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2000)
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Based on
Based on Orfeu da Conceição
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Filming locations
Filmed in Rio de Janeiro
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Setting
Set in Rio de Janeiro
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Music
Music by Caetano Veloso
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Affonso Beato
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Paulo LinsWriter
- Hermano ViannaWriter
- Hamilton Vaz PereiraWriter
- João Emanuel CarneiroWriter
- Carlos DieguesWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 21, 1999
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Brazil
Production
Cast
Toni GarridoOrfeu
Patrícia FrançaEurídice
Murilo BenícioLucinho
Zezé MottaConceição
Milton GonçalvesInácio
Isabel FillardisMira
Maria CeiçaCarmen
Stepan NercessianPacheco
Sílvio GuindaneMaicol
Lúcio AndreyPiaba
Maurício GonçalvesPecé
Mary SheilaBe Happy
Eliezer MottaStallone
Patrícia CostaLurdes- Gustavo GasparaniMano
CastrinhoOswaldo
Cássio Gabus MendesPedro
Léa GarciaMãe de Maicol
Ivan de AlbuquerqueHe-Man- Alexandre HendersenRonnie
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