My Father Lives in Rio

Year: 1989

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: Dutch

Director: Ben Sombogaart

Family

Divorced parents leave Liesje living with her mother and grandfather in a home. She writes letters to a father she believes lives in Rio de Janeiro, a story her mother has told her. After her grandfather dies, she sells his stamp collection to fund a solo trip to Brazil, boarding alone, only to discover the truth about her father upon arrival.

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