The Storytellers

The Storytellers

100 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 2003

A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value. As most of the inhabitants are illiterate, they have no choice but to ask for the help of Antônio Biá, a man who has been ostracized ever since it was discovered that he had sent out letters with lies about their reputations as a way to keep his job in Javé's seldom-used post office. He now has the task of documenting people's memories of how the city was founded, yet each inhabitant has his or her own version of what happened.

The Storytellers

100 mins | Drama | Sept. 19, 2003

The Storytellers
A small poor community called Javé is under threat of being flooded by a new dam that is being built, and the only way to prevent this is to prove the town's historical value. As most of the inhabitants are illiterate, they have no choice but to ask for the help of Antônio Biá, a man who has been ostracized ever since it was discovered that he had sent out letters with lies about their reputations as a way to keep his job in Javé's seldom-used post office. He now has the task of documenting people's memories of how the city was founded, yet each inhabitant has his or her own version of what happened.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Bananeira Filmes, Gullane Filmes, Laterit Productions
Original title Narradores de Javé
Directors Eliane Caffé
Writers Luís Alberto de Abreu, Eliane Caffé

Cast

José Dumont

as Antônio Biá

Nelson Xavier

as Zaqueu

Rui Rezende

as Vado

Gero Camilo

as Firmino

Luci Pereira

as Deodora

Nelson Dantas

as Vicentino

Altair Lima

as Galdério

Mauricio Tizumba

as Samuel

Mário César Camargo

as Pai de Daniel