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Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro
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{{Infobox film
| image = Asa Branca, Um Sonho Brasileiro (1981 film).png
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Djalma Limongi Batista
| producer = Vera Roquette Pinto
| writer = Djalma Limongi Batista
| starring = Edson Celulari
| music = Mario Velerio Zaccaro
| editing = Jos Motta
| cinematography = Gualter Limongi
| studio = Embrafilme
Roberto Santos Produes
Cinema do Sculo XXI
| distributor = Embrafilme
| released =
| language = Portuguese
| country = Brazil
}}
'Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro' is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Djalma Limongi Batista. Its plot follows the trajectory of Antnio "Asa Branca" dos Reis, a footballer who starts in Mariana do Sul, a fictional city of the interior of So Paulo, until he reaches a FIFA World Cup.
Cast
*Edson Celulari as Antnio "Asa Branca" dos Reis
*Eva Wilma as Asa Branca's mother
*Walmor Chagas as Isaas
*Gianfrancesco Guarnieri as Toninho
*Rita Cadillac as Sylvia
*Regina Wilker as Cleyse
*Mira Haar as Sulamitinha "Rita Pavone"
*Geraldo Del Rey as Asa Branca's father
Production
The filming took place in three months; the first scenes were shot in So Paulo, with the staff moving to Santa Brbara d'Oeste, and then Rio de Janeiro.
Reception
At the 14th Braslia Film Festival Batista won the Best Director Award, Celulari won the Best Actor Award, and Chagas won the Best Supporting Actor Award. Batista and Celulari would win the same awards at the 10th Gramado Film Festival. It also won the Air France Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. It was also entered into the 1982 Three Continents Festival.
References
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