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Linha de Passe
Linha de Passe
Directed by	Walter Salles; Daniela Thomas
Written by	Walter Salles; Daniela Thomas; Bráulio Mantovani
Produced by	Mauricio Andrade Ramos; Rebecca Yeldham
Starring	Sandra Corveloni; João Baldasserini; Vinícius de Oliveira; José Geraldo Rodrigues; Kaique Jesus Santos
Cinematography	Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
Edited by	Gustavo Giani
Distributed by	Double Helix Entertainment; Media Rights Capital; Pathé; Videofilmes
Release date	2008-09-19 (UK).
Running time	108 min.
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

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Linha de Passe is a 2008 Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas. Written by Salles, Thomas and Bráulio Mantovani, the film stars Vinícius de Oliveira and Sandra Corveloni, who won the Best Actress Award at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival for her role, which was her first in a full-length motion picture.

Plot

The film tells the story of four poverty-stricken half brothers with the same mother, Cleuza (Sandra Corveloni) but different fathers, who live in a favela neighborhood in São Paulo and have to fight to follow their dreams. Dario (Vinícius de Oliveira), seeks the opportunity of a better life with his soccer skills; Dênis (João Baldasserin) works in a filling station and helps at the local church; Dinho (José Geraldo Rodrigues) survives as a motorcycle courrier and Reginaldo (Kaique Jesus Santos), although gifted as a soccer player dreams of becoming a bus driver. Cleuza, pregnant with her fifth child, works as a cleaner for a woman in a middle class area of São Paolo.

Cast

Sandra Corveloni as Cleusa
João Baldasserini as Dênis
Vinícius de Oliveira as Dario
José Geraldo Rodrigues as Dinho
Kaique Jesus Santos as Reginaldo

Awards and nominations

2008 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or – Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas (nominated)
Best Actress Award – Sandra Corveloni (won)

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-The film tells the story of four poverty-stricken [[Sibling#Half_sibling|half brothers]] with the same mother but different fathers, who live in a ''[[favela]]'' neighborhood in [[São Paulo]] and have to fight to follow their dreams. One of the brothers, Dario (Vinícius de Oliveira), seeks the opportunity of a better life with his [[soccer]] skills.
+The film tells the story of four poverty-stricken [[Sibling#Half_sibling|half brothers]] with the same mother, Cleuza (Sandra Corveloni) but different fathers, who live in a ''[[favela]]'' neighborhood in [[São Paulo]] and have to fight to follow their dreams. Dario (Vinícius de Oliveira), seeks the opportunity of a better life with his [[soccer]] skills; Dênis (João Baldasserin) works in a filling station and helps at the local church; Dinho (José Geraldo Rodrigues) survives as a motorcycle courrier and Reginaldo (Kaique Jesus Santos), although gifted as a soccer player dreams of becoming a bus driver. Cleuza, pregnant with her fifth child, works as a cleaner for a woman in a middle class area of São Paolo.
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