O Banquete

Sep 13, 2018

1h 44m

★ 6.3

Overview

An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts are the editor of the country's top news magazine and her husband, the company's lawyer, and the occasion is the wedding anniversary of the magazine publisher and his wife, a famous theater actress. The publisher has written an open letter to the president of the country, with serious denunciations, which will run in the upcoming issue. He risks being arrested this very evening. As tensions increase with the imminence of prison, secrets come to light revealing the conflict between the ethics sought in public life and the ethics practiced in private life.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

Cisma

Imovision

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Cast

Nora

Drica Moraes

Bia

Mariana Lima

Plínio

Caco Ciocler

Mauro

Rodrigo Bolzan

Maria

Fabiana Gugli

Lucky

Gustavo Machado

Ted

Chay Suede

Cat Woman

Bruna Linzmeyer

Claudinha

Georgette Fadel

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