Overview
The film uses delicacy and humor to describe the authoritarian functioning of a typically Brazilian 1950 family in Rio de Janeiro. The family is headed by a matriarch anxiously waiting for the night to hear Carlos Lacerda. The intense emotional plot highlights the absurdity of the characters' behavior.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 84 | 95 | |
 | 10 | 21 | |
 | 53 | 65 | |
 | 61 | 73 | |
 | - | - | |
 | 27 | 38 | |
 | 30 | 42 | |
 | - | - | |
 | 70 | 81 | |
| - | - |