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The Silence
Why this pick
A somber missing-child investigation with the same oppressive realism and emotional seriousness, patiently building dread through fractured families and buried guilt.
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MOVIE2013 1h 40m BRA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A mother and housewife named Sylvia goes to pick up her daughter Claudinha at school, and finds her missing. She is told by the teacher that she received a phone call from someone who claimed to be her, saying that she was sick and that a neighbor would come pick her up instead.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Leandra Leal
Rosa
Fabíula Nascimento
Sylvia
Milhem Cortaz
Bernardo
Juliano Cazarré
Delegado
Thalita Carauta
Bete
Karine Teles
Professora
Paulo Tiefenthaler
Wanderley
Tamara Taxman
Mãe de Rosa