''My Destiny In Your Hands'' ( pt, Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos) is a 1963 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written, directed by, and starring

José Mojica Marins José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé ...

. Marins is also known by his alter ego Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe).

Synopsis

A husband comes home drunk and beats his wife. His son Carlito tries to defend his mother with a broomstick. The father turns to the boy menacingly and threatens "I'll kill you!". Terrified, the boy flees with four other young children, all poor and suffering abuse and exploitation at home by their families. The children try to live and survive life on the streets on the outskirts of São Paulo. Carlito (Franquito), the eldest of them, plays guitar and sings to make money. Marins composed three of the ten songs composed for Carlito in the film.

Cast

*Alvino Cassiano *Augusto de Cervantes *Carmem Marins *Delmo Demarcos *Franquito as Carlito *

as the Father *

Mário Lima Mário Lima is a Brazilian actor and film and television producer. He produced and acted in many films by Brazilian filmmaker José Mojica Marins. Filmography *'' My Destiny in Your Hands'' as Actor *'' Adventurer's Fate'' as Actor *'' At Midnigh ...

*Nivaldo de Lima *Nilton Batista *Nivaldo Guimarães

References

External links

Official film site
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''Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos''
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Portal Heco de Cinema
* 1963 Western (genre) films 1963 films Brazilian Western (genre) films Films directed by José Mojica Marins 1960s Portuguese-language films {{1960s-Brazil-film-stub