Ó Paí, Ó (colloquial form of "Olhe Para Isso, Olhe", translated as Look At This, Look) is a 2007 Brazilian drama film directed by Monique Gardenberg. It tells the story of cortiço residents in Pelourinho, the historical center of Salvador, Bahia on the last day of carnaval. Lacking money but not desire for amusement, they get by on creativity, irony, sensuality, and music.

Ó Paí, Ó
Directed byMonique Gardenberg
Written byMonique Gardenberg
Based onÓ Paí, Ó
by Márcio Mello
Produced byAugusto Casé
Paula Lavigne
Sara Silveira
StarringLázaro Ramos
Wagner Moura
Dira Paes
CinematographyDudu Miranda
Edited byGiba Assis Brasil
João Paulo Carvalho
Music byDavi Moraes
Caetano Veloso
Production
company
Dueto Filmes
Distributed byEuropa Filmes
Release date
  • March 30, 2007 (2007-03-30)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagePortuguese
Box officeR$3,172,654[1]

The film inspired a TV series, also named Ó Paí, Ó, broadcast on Rede Globo. The 10-episode show premiered on October 31, 2008, and also stars Lázaro Ramos.

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References

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  1. ^ "Filmes Brasileiros Lançados - 1995 a 2012" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Ancine. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
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