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Pedro, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his earlier life – since his childhood, when in 1808 he arrived coming from Portugal with his family, until he left in the dead of the night, in 1831, running away from Brazil.
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The story of Brazil’s first emperor, returning to Europe on board the English ship Warspite. The trip makes Pedro conquer his fears and face his life from a personal point of view. He goes back in time and relives outstanding moments of his earlier life – since his childhood, when in 1808 he arrived coming from Portugal with his family, until he left in the dead of the night, in 1831, running away from Brazil.
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Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Chico Mattoso, Laís Bodanzky, Luiz Bolognesi
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Buriti Filmes, Biônica Filmes, O Som e a Fúria, Sereno Filmes
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