The Memory Thread
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A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.
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Cast
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Milton Gonçalves
Narrator - Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos
Known for
Carandiru
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
Ferreira Gullar
Narrator
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The Language of Persuasion
Eduardo Escorel
Benedita da Silva
Herself
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Our Lives
A Dívida da Vida
Lauro Escorel
Sônia Faerstein
Carlos Cachaça
Self
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Cartola: The Samba Legend
Aniceto do Império
Himself
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Quilombo
Black Goddess
Bira Presidente
Himself
Also in
Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba
Ubirany
Himself
Also in
Beth Carvalho - A Madrinha do Samba
Eduardo Coutinho
Himself (Voice)
Known for
Playing
Master, a Building in Copacabana
Eduardo Coutinho Director · Adrian Cooper Cinematographer Gilberto Santeiro Editor
First release December 31, 1991 · Produced in Brazil · Original title O Fio da Memória
Production
Cinefilmes
Production
Brazil
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Languages
Original title
O Fio da Memória
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · December 31, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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