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LULA, THE SON OF BRAZIL (LULA, O FILHO DO BRASIL)
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Completed - PORTUGUESE - Drama - 128 minutes

Log Line

Time Magazine elected President Lula “as the most influential leader of 2010? and questioned “what led him to politics in the first place?”
The answer lies in the story of a man, his family and the capacity to overcome difficulties, from a shoeshine boy to 2010´s most influential leader.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2010 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2010 (Screening)
  • Berlin EFM 2011 (Line up)
  • Cannes 2011 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Fábio BARRETO
Writer(s) : Daniel TENDLER, Denise PARANÁ, Fernando BONASSI
Cast : Cléo PIRES, Glória PIRES, Juliana BARONI, Milhem CORTAZ, Rui Ricardo DIAS, Antonio PITANGA, Celso FRATESCHI, Lucélia SANTOS

Producer(s) : Paula BARRETO (Filmes do Equador)

Synopsis

From the moment Dona Lindu gave birth to her seventh son, until his appearance as a union leader in the 70s, Lula´s personal and professional path underwent deep transformation.
From the backland to the city, Lula witnessed situations of extreme poverty and cruelty, and also the integrity and compassion of his mother.
As a child living in poor conditions, worsened by a violent, hard-drinking father, little Lula went to school, sold fruit on the street and confronted his father.
Later in São Paulo, like any young man, he went to movies, dances, and started dating.
He graduated from professional school to work as a lathe mechanical for the automotive industry.
He went though intense personal and professional transformation, from the loss of his first wife and son, to the exciting speech at the fully packed stadium in Vila Euclides.

Production

Country(ies) : BRAZIL

Financing plan : Intervídeo Digital, SENAI, Camargo Correia, EBX, OAS, Brahma, Volkswagen Brasil, Odebrecht, Souza Cruz, JBS, Hyundai, Estre

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