The Greatest Love of All (film)
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| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
| Produced by | Renata Almeida Magalhães |
| Written by | Carlos Diegues |
| Starring |
José Wilker Taís Araújo |
| Music by |
Chico Buarque de Hollanda Guto Graça Mello |
| Cinematography | Lauro Escorel |
| Edited by | Quito Ribeiro |
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Sony Pictures Columbia TriStar Filmes do Brasil |
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98 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$7.5 million |
| Box office | R$1,723,672 |
The Greatest Love of All (Portuguese: O Maior Amor do Mundo; also known as The Greatest Love in the World) is a 2006 Brazilian romantic drama film directed by Carlos Diegues. Filming took place in 60 locations in Rio de Janeiro.
The film follows Antônio (José Wilker), an astrophysicist who lived most of his life in the United States, as he returns to Brazil in demand for their origin and their biological parents. In Brazil, Antônio becomes aware he suffers from a serious illness, whilst he falls in love for Antônia (Taís Araújo), a suburb's girl.
It shared the Grand Prize of the Americas, the top prize at the 30th Montreal World Film Festival, with Eiji Okuda's A Long Walk. It also won the Young Europeans Jury Award of the 2006 Biarritz Film Festival, Best Music Award of the 28th Havana Film Festival, and Special Mention Award of the 24th Mar del Plata Film Festival.
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