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Oriundi (2000)

Oriundi poster
Directed by
Ricardo Bravo
Genre
drama film, fantasy film
Country
Brazil
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Italian man in Brazil reflects on his family's past and their connections to both countries. The story explores his identity as a foreign-born Italian living in South America.

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What happens

Oriundi is a 2000 Brazilian drama film directed by Ricardo Bravo. It stars Anthony Quinn as an Italian of an oriundo family in Brazil. Oriundo is an Italian word used to describe foreign-born Italian nationals, especially South Americans of Italian heritage. The film was shot mostly in Curitiba, Paraná and partially at Paraná's coast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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