Face to Face
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations.
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations.
Helena Ignez
Luciana
Antero de Oliveira
Raul
Paulo Gracindo
Hugo Castro
Paulo Padilha
Nestor Padilha
Maria Lúcia Dahl
Friend
Vanda Lacerda
Raul's Mother
Rosita Thomaz Lopes
Luciana's Mother
Ítalo Rossi
Politician
Napoleão Muniz Freire
Politician
The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations.
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