Based on the life of Roberto Carlos Ramos, a Brazilian teacher and storyteller brought up in a state educational institution for poor children.
Acting
Three actors as one soul — the child-to-adult transitions hit like a gut punch.
Direction
Villaça's restraint lets silence scream louder than dialogue ever could.
Director
Luiz Villaça
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Roberto Carlos Ramos founded a storytelling methodology still used in Brazilian public schools to help children process trauma through narrative.
FEBEM, the institution depicted, was Brazil's notorious child welfare system until 2006 — this film contributed to public pressure for its abolition.
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