The Violin Teacher
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The Violin Teacher
A Film by Sérgio Machado
2015 - Brazil - Drama - DCP - 2.35 - 100 min.
with Lázaro Ramos , Kaique Jesus & Elzio Vieira
Language: Portuguese
Produced by Caio Gullane , Fabiano Gullane , Débora Ivanov & Gabriel Lacerda
After failing to be admitted into the renowned São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra, Laerte, a talented violinist, is forced to give music classes to teenagers in a public school in Heliopolis, the biggest favela of Brazil. His path is full of difficulties but the transforming power of music and the friendship arising between the professor and his students open the doors into a new world.
Based on a true story.
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