What Is It Worth?
Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
“A poor in the hand is worth two in the theft”
Synopsis
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Top Cast
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Danton Mello
Hector
Leona Cavalli
Clara
Lázaro Ramos
Dido
Caio Blat
Bira
Sílvio Guindane
Candinho
Zezé Motta
Joana Maria da Conceição
Marcélia Cartaxo
Adélia
Caco Ciocler
Ricardo Pedrosa
Joana Fomm
Maria Amélia
Herson Capri
Marco Aurélio Silveira
Ana Lúcia Torre
Maria Antônia do Rosário/ Noêmia
Antônio Abujamra
Manoel Fernandes
Ênio Gonçalves
Dom Elísio
Bárbara Paz
Ana Carbatti
Arminda
Cláudia Mello
Mônica Silveira
Miriam Pires
Judite
Umberto Magnani
Figueiras
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$2M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sérgio Bianchi
- Screenplay & Story
- Sérgio Bianchi, Newton Cannito, Eduardo Benain, Sabina Anzuategui
- Original Title
- Quanto Vale ou É por Quilo?
- Country of Origin
- Brazil
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Budget
- $2M
- Production Studios
- Agravo Produções Cinematográficas
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sérgio Bianchi
Sérgio Bianchi, Newton Cannito, Eduardo Benain, Sabina Anzuategui, Machado de Assis
Paulo Sacramento
Sérgio Bianchi, Paulo Galvão, Patrick Leblanc, Luiz Alberto Pereira
Department Leadership Roster
Sérgio Bianchi
Director
Sérgio Bianchi
Screenplay
Newton Cannito
Screenplay
Eduardo Benain
Screenplay
Sabina Anzuategui
Screenplay
Sérgio Bianchi
Producer
Paulo Galvão
Producer
Paulo Sacramento
Editor
Marisa Guimarães
Costume Design
David Parizotti
Costume Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is What Is It Worth? about?
Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.
Who directed What Is It Worth??
What Is It Worth? was directed by Sérgio Bianchi.
Who stars in What Is It Worth??
The principal cast of What Is It Worth? includes Danton Mello, Leona Cavalli, Lázaro Ramos, Caio Blat, Sílvio Guindane.
When was What Is It Worth? released and how long is it?
What Is It Worth? was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.