
The Savages(2007)
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.


“Life is what you make of it.”
In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.

Sandra Corveloni
Cleuza

Vinícius de Oliveira
Dario

João Baldasserini
Dênis

Geraldo Rodrigues
Dinho

Kaique Jesus Santos
Reginaldo
Roberto Audi
Pastor

Denise Weinberg
Estela
Ana Luiza Garritano
Bianca
Sérgio Mastropasqua
Jefferson

Renata Novaes
Glória
Linha de Passe is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of sibling relationship, brother, socially deprived family, sao paulo, brazil, football (soccer), woman director. Directed by Daniela Thomas, it stars Sandra Corveloni, Vinícius de Oliveira, João Baldasserini. In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.
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