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My Home Is Copacabana (1965): Cast

My Home Is Copacabana (1965) movie poster

My Home Is Copacabana is a 1965 adventure drama directed by Arne Sucksdorff, starring Antônio Pitanga, Allan Edwall and Joel Barcellos. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.

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My Home Is Copacabana (1965) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 25m (85 min)
Director
Arne Sucksdorff
Genres
Adventure , Drama
Original language
Swedish
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is My Home Is Copacabana About?

The premise of My Home Is Copacabana without spoilers.

In Rio's slums, homeless children are forced out of shelters by ruthless gangsters. To survive they shine shoes, steal, and cut kite strings to sell later. Exhausted, one boy surrenders to police, hoping reform school will give him a chance at safety. The somber drama was directed by Swedish filmmaker Arne Sucksdorff and screened at Cannes in 1965.

My Home Is Copacabana Themes & Keywords

· 34 tags
  • street child
  • copacabana rio de janeiro
  • rio de janeiro brazil
  • kite flying
  • slingshot
  • pigeon
  • macumba
  • black boy
  • orphan
  • kite fighting
  • balloon salesman
  • favela
+22 more
  • gang
  • police
  • dog
  • landfill
  • hunger
  • marketplace
  • beggar
  • pickpocket
  • shoeshine
  • poverty
  • camera
  • iemanja
  • beach
  • bonfire
  • tooth extraction
  • based on interviews
  • place name in title
  • boy
  • homelessness
  • brazil
  • childhood
  • narration
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Cast & crew

My Home Is Copacabana Cast

Antônio Pitanga leads the cast, with Allan Edwall and Joel Barcellos. Directed by Arne Sucksdorff; 11 actors are credited in all.

From the director

More from Arne Sucksdorff

More films directed by Arne Sucksdorff: Mr. Forbush and the Penguins, The Boy in the Tree, The Flute and the Arrow and The Dreamed Valley - Soria Moria.

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Videos

My Home Is Copacabana Videos

The clip of My Home Is Copacabana.

Fábula, Meu Lar é Copacabana (Arne Sucksdorff, 1965)

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FAQ

My Home Is Copacabana FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of My Home Is Copacabana, each answered in a sentence.

How long is My Home Is Copacabana?

My Home Is Copacabana runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).

When was My Home Is Copacabana released?

My Home Is Copacabana was released on June 8, 1965.

Who directed My Home Is Copacabana?

My Home Is Copacabana was directed by Arne Sucksdorff.

More films by Arne Sucksdorff

Who is in the cast of My Home Is Copacabana?

My Home Is Copacabana stars Antônio Pitanga, Allan Edwall and Joel Barcellos, among 11 credited actors.

Does My Home Is Copacabana have a post-credit scene?

No. My Home Is Copacabana has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is My Home Is Copacabana in?

The original language of My Home Is Copacabana is Swedish.

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