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Beard Boy

Country: Brazil, Language: Portugeuse, 14 mins

Original Title

Garoto Barba
  • Director: Christopher Faust
  • Writer: Christopher Faust
  • Producer: Antonio Junior

CGiii Comment

This kind of metaphor has been done time and time again - with better results. The script is crap. The acting - apart from the kid - is worse than am-dram.

And, the beard looks like an old piece of felt that has been savagely attacked by a psychotic meerkat.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Due to a rare disease, a child grows a beard. He likes being himself but resents people staring at him.

Cast & Characters

Ricardo Alberti as Cesar Gusmao;
Maureen Miranda as Claudia Gusmao;
Vitor Steinhaus as Garoto Barba / Felipe Gusmao;
Marcel Szymanski as Medico;
DeBora Vecchi as Jornalista;
Sabine Villatore as Secretaria