The Colour of His Destiny

Teenager and his Chilean parents live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in exile, after his brother is killed by the military government in Chile. Years later, still haunted by the past, he undergoes a crisis when he learns his cousin had been arrested in Santiago, and quarrels with his family when he decides to know his country and the details of his past.

1987

1h 39min

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Top Billed Cast

Guilherme Fontes
Paulo
Júlia Lemmertz
Patricia
Andréa Beltrão
Hellena
Norma Bengell
Laura
Franklin Caicedo
Victor
Marcos Palmeira
Raoul
Paulo Moska
Setubal
Chico Díaz
Antônio Grassi

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