O Menino e o Ovo

    12/3/2020
    12

    Storyline

    In Cuiabá, one of the hottest capitals in Brazil, at the Joana school she hears that it is possible to fry an egg on the asphalt, the floor is so hot. Forbidden by her mother to test with house eggs, the girl will do anything, but in this search dilemmas arise and challenge Joana to make a decision.

        Cast

        Reviews

        • julicapile

          You know what it's like at school there's always some kid telling tall tales or rehashing urban legends. This boy (it's almost always a boy) personalises the story and tells it like it happened to him, or someone close to him, or his cousin's friend's uncle, so it must be true. Any adult overhearing this nonsense immediately recognises the tale and wryly smiles to themselves while yet another generation succumbs to the telling of the eternal story.

          You know which tales they are giant sewer alligators that have grown big after being flushed down the toilet; a girl who got a large red spot on her face one night which grew and grew until a nest of baby spiders erupted from it; the teenagers who spoke the name 'Candyman' five times into th...

          November 28, 2023