“If there is one day to decide something in life, this day is today.”
On December 31st 1999, destiny brings a fugitive prisoner and a depressed middle class teacher together, as the new millennium approaches bringing hope to everyone.
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Fernanda Torres
Maria
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Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos
João
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Matheus Nachtergaele
Francisco
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Nelson Sargento
Vovô
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Tonico Pereira
Carcereiro
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Aulio Ribeiro
José
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Luciana Bezerra
Rosa
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Antonio Gomes
Antonio
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José Dumont
Policial
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Nelson Dantas
Farmacêutico
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Servílio Gomes
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Carlos Vereza
Pedro
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Walter Salles Director · Daniela Thomas Director João Emanuel Carneiro Writer
First release August 12, 1998 · Produced in Brazil, France · Production Haut et Court, La Sept-Arte
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VideoFilmes
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Haut et Court
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La Sept-Arte
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Brazil · France
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Original title
O Primeiro Dia
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 12, 1998
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Locarno)
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 26, 1999
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