Genre: drama
\nDirection: Leon HirszmanScript: Gianfrancesco Guarnieri and Leon Hirszman
\nProduction: Leon Hirszman Produ\u00e7\u00f5es \/ Embrafilme<\/p>\n
Musical direction: Radam\u00e9s Gnattali
\nTheme Music: Adoniran Barbosa and Gianfrancesco Guarnieri
\nSong: N\u00f3is n\u00e3o usa blequetais\u201d (Adoniran Barbosa e Gianfrancesco Guarnieri)<\/p>\n
Cast: Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Fernanda Montenegro, Francisco Milani, Milton Gon\u00e7alves, Paulo Jos\u00e9, Bete Mendes, Nelson Xavier, Jo\u00e3o Acaiabe, Carlos Alberto Riccelli.<\/p>\n
Awards:
\nSpecial Jury Award – Golden Lion (ex-aequo);
\nFIPRESCI Award, 1981 (International Federation of Film Press);
\nAgis Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Award;
\nOCIC Award – Special Honorable Mention and FICE Award – Italian Federation of Art Cinemas; at the Venice Film Festival, 1981, Venice – IT.
\nGolden Spike Award for Best Film at the Valladolid Film Festival, 1981 – ES.
\nGrand Prix at the Third World Festival of Nantes, 1981 – FR.
\nChoral Grand Prix at the Havana Festival, 1981, Havana – CU.
\nBest film, Best director, Best actress for Montenegro, Fernanda, and Best actor for Guarnieri, Gianfrancesco at the Air France Film Awards, 15, 1981.
\nS\u00e3o Saru\u00ea Prize by Federa\u00e7\u00e3o de Cineclubes do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, 1981, RJ.
\nBest Actor for Guarnieri, Gianfrancesco by APCA, 1981, SP.
\nBest Film at the Montreuil-Ville Festival, 1982 – FR.
\nCritics Award at the Cartagena Film Festival, 22, 1983 – CO.
\nCritics Award and Audience Award for Best Film at the Golden Penguin-Antarctica Trophy, 1984.
\nSilver Daisy of the CNBB, 1982 – National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
\nCurumin Award from the Mar\u00edlia Film Society, 1982, SP.<\/p>\n