
110 minutes
4/3/1998
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

Fernanda Montenegro
as Isadora "Dora" Teixeira

Vinícius de Oliveira
as Josué Fontenele de Paiva

Marília Pêra
as Irene

Othon Bastos
as César

Otávio Augusto
as Pedrão

Matheus Nachtergaele
as Isaías Paiva

Caio Junqueira
as Moisés Paiva

Stela Freitas
as Yolanda

Maria Menezes
as Waitress

Sergio Kato
as Dora's Client

Soia Lira
as Ana Fontenele

Rita Assemany
as Jessé's Wife
Harildo Déda
as Bené
Gildásio Leite
as Man on the bus

Nanego Lira
as Nordeste preacher
José Pereira da Silva
as Dora's Client

Everaldo Pontes
as Dora's Client
Inaldo Santana
as Dora's Client
Gideon Rosa
as Jessé

Antonieta Noronha
as Violeta
Socorro Nobre
as Dora's Client
Iami Rebouças
as Woman in the photograph