Lula, The Son of Brazil
– The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and..
The true story of a working class boy who moves to the nation's financial capital at a young age and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.
01 Jan 2010
Portuguese
Fábio Barreto, Marcelo Santiago(co-director)
Fernando Bonassi (screenplay), Denise Paraná (screenplay), Daniel Tendler (screenplay)
Rui Ricardo Diaz, Glória Pires, Juliana Baroni, Cleo Pires
In 1945, in Garanhuns, in the countryside of Pernambuco, Luiz Inácio da Silva is born, the seventh child of Aristides and Dona Lindu. Aristides moves to Santos and Lindu raises the siblings alone until 1952 when the family moves to Santos to meet the patriarch. As time goes on, the poor family struggles to survive with the children studying at elementary school and working as street vendors. Later Lindu leaves the alcoholic and abusive Aristides and moves with her children to São Paulo. Lula graduates as lathe operator and gets a formal job in the industry where he loses one finger in a press.
4 wins & 6 nominations.
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