100 minutes
9/19/2003
A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value. As most of the inhabitants are illiterate, they have no choice but to ask for the help of Antônio Biá, a man who has been ostracized ever since it was discovered that he had sent out letters with lies about their reputations as a way to keep his job in Javé's seldom-used post office. He now has the task of documenting people's memories of how the city was founded, yet each inhabitant has his or her own version of what happened.
José Dumont
as Antônio Biá
Nelson Xavier
as Zaqueu
Rui Rezende
as Vado
Gero Camilo
as Firmino
Luci Pereira
as Deodora
Nelson Dantas
as Vicentino
Matheus Nachtergaele
as Souza
Altair Lima
as Galdério
Mauricio Tizumba
as Samuel
Mário César Camargo
as Pai de Daniel
Sílvia Leblon
Alessandro Azevedo
Orlando Vieira
Bule-Bule
Edmilson Barros
Henrique Lisboa
Iami Rebouças