Alice Especial, Part 1: The First Day of the Rest of My Life

Alice Especial, Part 1: The First Day of the Rest of My Life

2010 · 73 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

Two years after her arrival in São Paulo, Alice continues her relationship with Nicholas and has begun to look for a place where they can live together. She has also launched a business that produces children's shows, and a stable life seems to be taking shape. But as she goes about the apartment search and shares in the loves and uncertainties of old and new friends, what she observes leaves her far less certain of her decisions and her future.

Directed by Karim Aïnouz · Written by Inês Braga

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Andréia Horta Alice
Vinicius Zinn Nicholas
Daniela Piepszyk Regina Célia de Paula Zanetti
Emílio de Mello Otávio
Carla Ribas Irislene Aparecida de Paula Zanetti
Sílvia Lourenço Monique
Gabrielle Lopes Marcela
João Bourbonnais Roberto
Walderez de Barros Glícia Zanetti
Michel Joelsas Álvaro
Guta Ruiz Renata
Rodrigo Scarpelli João Ratão

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