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Natal da Portela (1988)

Natal da Portela poster
Directed by
Paulo César Saraceni
Genre
drama film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A one-armed man who runs an illegal lottery becomes a benefactor for a samba school, a hospital, and an orphanage. The film follows his real-life story and his quiet acts of generosity.

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What happens

Natal da Portela é um filme brasileiro de 1988, do gênero drama, dirigido por Paulo César Saraceni. O filme é baseado na vida de uma pessoa real, um bicheiro deficiente que perdeu um braço durante a juventude, e que se torna "patrocinador" de uma escola de samba, um hospital e um orfanato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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