''Linha de Passe'' is a 2008

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ian drama film directed by

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazil ...

and

Daniela Thomas Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor. Early life In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil. Thomas' father is Ziraldo Alves Pinto, a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is Antonio P ...

. Written by Salles, Thomas and

Bráulio Mantovani Bráulio Mantovani (born July 1963 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian screenwriter and author. Graduating in Portuguese Language and Literature from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, he began his career writing professionally for ...

, the film stars

Vinícius de Oliveira Vinícius de Oliveira (born July 18, 1985) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Vinícius Campos de Oliveira was born on July 18, 1985 in Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro. He was raised by his mother, Juçara, along with an older brother and two younger s ...

and

Sandra Corveloni Sandra Corveloni (born May 9, 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress. Born in Flórida Paulista and raised in São Paulo, Corveloni graduated in Performing arts education, performing arts in the Pontifícia Universidade Católi ...

, who won the

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at the

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for her role, which was her first in a full-length motion picture.

Plot

The film tells the story of four poverty-stricken half brothers with the same mother, Cleuza (Sandra Corveloni) but different fathers, who live in a suburban neighborhood in the periphery of

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and have to fight to follow their dreams. Dario (Vinícius de Oliveira), seeks the opportunity of a better life with his

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skills; Dênis (João Baldasserin) survives as a motorcycle courier; Dinho (José Geraldo Rodrigues) works in a filling station and helps at the local church and Reginaldo (Kaique Jesus Santos), although gifted as a soccer player dreams of becoming a bus driver. Cleuza, pregnant with her fifth child, works as a cleaner for a woman in a middle class area of São Paulo.

Cast

as Cleuza *João Baldasserini as Dênis *

as Dario *José Geraldo Rodrigues as Dinho *Kaique Jesus Santos as Reginaldo

Awards and nominations

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

– Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas (nominated) *

– Sandra Corveloni (won)

References

External links

*
Official Trailer with English subtitles
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Video interview with Walter Salles opening Cambridge Film Festival 2008 with "Linha de Passe" ITV Anglia
* 2008 films 2008 drama films Brazilian drama films 2000s Portuguese-language films Films set in São Paulo Films shot in São Paulo Films directed by Walter Salles Films directed by Daniela Thomas Best Picture APCA Award winners {{2000s-Brazil-film-stub