The Other Side of Paradise (2014)

• 72%
• 2014
• Drama
• History
• André Ristum
• Eduardo Moscovis
• Davi Galdeano
• Simone Iliescu

A 12 year old boy narrates the adventures of his father, an idealistic dreamer, during the years 60s in Brazil, who leaves the inland of the state of Minas Gerais to go to Brasilia, a recently inaugurated city, but still with construction works in progress. The desire for a professional ascension and to participate in the construction of the new capital takes Antonio, his wife and three children, to travel on a truck to the nation`s capital. Moved by the political turmoil of the period and by the reforms promised by former President Joao Goulart, Antonio stumbles into political activism and the unrest of workers. Dreams become a nightmare overnight.