Playing
Nov 09 2007
•2h 45m
•Documentary
Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.
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Fernanda Torres
Marília Pêra
Andréa Beltrão
Aleta Gomes Vieira
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