A middle-class boy, Maluquinho lives his life like other children his age. He plays pranks with his friends Bocão, Junim, Lúcio and Herman and takes part in roller-skating races, among other child’s play. But this fun routine is shaken up when his parents announce their separation. Enters grandpa Passarinho and his idea of taking the boy on an unforgettable vacation to the farm. Based on the children’s book “O Menino Maluquinho”, by Ziraldo, released in 1980.
Menino Maluquinho – O Filme
1995
General Audiences
91 min.
Fiction
Brazil
Brazil, literary adaptation, childhood, parenthood, family, friendship, maturing
Colorido
Helvécio Ratton
Maria Gessy, Alcione Araújo, Helvécio Ratton, Ziraldo
José Tadeu Ribeiro
Vera Freire
Samuel Costa, Patrícia Pillar, Roberto Bomtempo, Luiz Carlos Arutin, Othon Bastos
Tarcísio Vidigal
Grupo Novo de Cinema e TV
Antônio Pinto
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