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Needle in a Haystack

Needle in a Haystack

1953 · 95 min · Comedy, Drama

Mariana is a young woman from the interior of Minas Gerais who leaves for Rio de Janeiro in search of a man who seduced her and got her pregnant. But the rascal man gave her the false address, with only a photo as a reference. Staying at an uncle's house, she is faced with the difficulties of living in the big city, seeing that finding her husband in Rio is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Directed by Alex Viany · Written by Alex Viany

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