Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro

Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro
Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Djalma Limongi Batista
Written by	Djalma Limongi Batista
Produced by	Vera Roquette Pinto
Starring	Edson Celulari
Cinematography	Gualter Limongi
Edited by	José Motta
Music by	Mario Velerio Zaccaro
Production; companies	Embrafilme; Roberto Santos Produções; Cinema do Século XXI
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release dates	1981 (Brasília Film Festival); May 24, 1982;
Country	Brazil
Language	Portuguese

Asa Branca: Um Sonho Brasileiro is a 1981 Brazilian drama film directed by Djalma Limongi Batista. Its plot follows the trajectory of Antônio "Asa Branca" dos Reis, a footballer who starts in Mariana do Sul, a fictional city of the interior of São Paulo, until he reaches a FIFA World Cup.

Cast

Edson Celulari as Antônio "Asa Branca" dos Reis
Eva Wilma as Asa Branca's mother
Walmor Chagas as Isaías
Gianfrancesco Guarnieri as Toninho
Rita Cadillac as Sylvia
Regina Wilker as Cleyse
Mira Haar as Sulamitinha "Rita Pavone"
Geraldo Del Rey as Asa Branca's father

Production

The filming took place in three months; the first scenes were shot in São Paulo, with the staff moving to Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, and then Rio de Janeiro.^[2]

Reception

At the 14th Brasília Film Festival Batista won the Best Director Award, Celulari won the Best Actor Award, and Chagas won the Best Supporting Actor Award. Batista and Celulari would win the same awards at the 10th Gramado Film Festival. It also won the Air France Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor.^[1] It was also entered into the 1982 Three Continents Festival.^[3]