Alexandre e Outros Heróis
2013-12-18 · 50 min · Not rated
Inspired by an novel by Graciliano Ramos, Alexandre e Outros Heróis is a beautiful way to celebrate his 60th year of death. The story of a man, his life and his death in the Brazil's backwoods.
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- Luiz Fernando Carvalho
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- Estúdios Globo
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- Brazil
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- Released
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Ney LatorracaAlexandre
Marcelo SerradoMestre Libório
Flávio RochaGaudêncio
Flávio BauraquiFirmino
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