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Casa Grande

Casa Grande

6,8 /10 (125 Votes)
2014 PT 117 min

Overview

As a privileged teenager living in an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Jean has little to worry about beyond games, grades and girls. But as his overbearing father drags the family into debt, Jean is forced into a change of lifestyle which opens his eyes to the world beyond his 'casa grande' - not least that of the feisty, mixed-race firecracker Luiza. Cultures, classes and generations collide in this engrossing coming-of-age drama from Brazil.

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Release date

28/01/2014

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125

Popularity

0.5

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Released

Language

PT

Runtime

117 min

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Reno

Reno

2017-01-24

⭐ 7

**About a rich Brazilian family.** In my reviews quite a few times I have mention deja vu, because of encountering similar films. As for this, it was another Brazilian film that came after this, but I saw that one first. It was 'The Second Mother', the Brazilian entry for the 2016 Oscars. Quite similar in narration, particularly about how the Brazilian rich families function, but lots of sub-topics too were covered. It's like a mixed flavour, a slice of everything. Still, the film was fascinating. You know drama films are usually predictable, as well as unpredictable. For instance, a few…

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