Born To Be Blind
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Three blind sisters, Regina, Maria and Conceição, earn their living by singing in front of churches, in Brazil... They tell their amazing stories, full of drama, heartache, rape, poverty, death and hope.
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Cast
22 people
Regina Casé
Self (archive footage)
Known for
The Second Mother
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Self
Also in
Zumbis em Brasília
Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
Hermeto Pascoal
Also in
Hermeto, the Champ
Paulo Moura
Mauricio Lissovski
Regina Barbosa
Regina Barbosa
Isabella Alves
Naná Vasconcelos
Self (uncredited)
Also in
The Castaways of Turtle Island
Mozdzer (Solidarity of Arts. Gdansk. 2010)
Jacques Cheuiche
Maria das Neves Barbosa
Maria das Neves Barbosa
Leonardo Domingues
Gilberto Gil
Self (uncredited)
Also in
Astral Journey
The Mandarin
Amanda Diaz
Roberto Berliner Director · Leonardo Domingues Director Maurício Lissovski Writer
United States release June 23, 2004 · Produced in Brazil · Original title A Pessoa é Para o Que Nasce
Production
TvZERO
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
A Pessoa é Para o Que Nasce
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Netherlands · November 29, 2003
Premiere · Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival
United States · June 23, 2004
New York City, New York
Australia
February 24, 2007 · Sydney Latin American Film Festival
Brazil
June 3, 2005 · limited
France
September 28, 2004 · Biarritz La Cita Film Festival
Greece
December 14, 2009 · Greek Film Archive
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