''O Príncipe'' ( lit. "The Prince") is a 2002

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ian

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directed and written by

Ugo Giorgetti Ugo César Giorgetti (born 1942 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early years He works as scriptwriter and director of advertising films since 1966, initially at the Alcântara Machado, C & N, Denison and Proeme agencies, later for the com ...

and starring Eduardo Tornaghi, Bruna Lombardi,

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and Otávio Augusto. The plot of the film follows the story of Gustavo (Eduardo Tornaghi), a middle-aged intellectual man, who lives in

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for more than 20 years, after leaving Brazil because of the

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. After many years, he returns to

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, due to the illness of his mother, in an opportunity to discover a country that he does not recognize anymore.

Cast

*Eduardo Tornaghi as Gustavo * Bruna Lombardi as Maria Cristina *

as Mário *

as Marino Esteves *

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as Conductor

References

External links

* Brazilian drama films 2002 drama films 2002 films Films set in São Paulo Films shot in São Paulo Films about the Brazilian military dictatorship 2000s Portuguese-language films 2000s Brazilian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub