The Storytellers
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
2003-09-19
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
24
Vote Average
7.3
José Dumont
Antônio Biá
Nelson Xavier
Zaqueu
Rui Rezende
Vado
Gero Camilo
Firmino
Luci Pereira
Deodora
Nelson Dantas
Vicentino
Matheus Nachtergaele
Souza
Altair Lima
Galdério
Mauricio Tizumba
Samuel
Mário César Camargo
Pai de Daniel
Sílvia Leblon
Alessandro Azevedo
Orlando Vieira
Bule-Bule
Edmilson Barros
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