My Sweet Orange Tree

– Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest lif..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 39 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Original Name:
Meu Pé de Laranja Lima
My Sweet Orange Tree (2012) - Also known as Meu Pé de Laranja Lima

Zezé is an 8 year old boy who, although a naughty boy, has a good heart. He leads a very modest life, due to the fact that his father has been unemployed for a long time, and has the habit of having long conversations with a sweet orange tree which is in his backyard. Until one day he meets Portuga, a man who begins to help him and soon becomes his best friend.

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My Sweet Orange Tree (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Apr 2013

Language:

Portuguese

Director:

Marcos Bernstein

Writer:

Marcos Bernstein (screenplay), Melanie Dimantas (screenplay)

Main Actors:

João Guilherme, José de Abreu, Caco Ciocler, Eduardo Dascar

Plot:

My Sweet Orange Tree begins with José Mauro de Vasconcelos (Caco Ciocler) receiving an edition of his finished novel. Then, the film starts to tell the story from the writer's memories, through flashbacks. Zezé (João Guilherme Avila), a boy of eight years who lives in Minas Gerais in a very humble house with his family, consisting of his father (Eduardo Dascar), an unemployed and alcoholic, and his mother (Fernanda Vianna), which works to support the home and his brother and sisters. Despite the lack of understanding, affection and the aggression suffered by from his father and school colleagues, the boy has a great skill for storytelling using his imagination. With financial difficulties, the family has to move. At the new home, Zezé finds an orange tree, which he talks everyday. However, for being extremely extrovert he got involved in several confusions. One of them, he tries to ride on the bumper of Manoel Valadares, the "Portuga" (José de Abreu), but is caught and spanked. The boy feels humiliated and wants revenge, however Valadares ends up understanding Zezé, which turns to share his world of fantasies, and a new friendship arises.

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Passaro Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10