My Destiny In Your Hands

1963 film directed by José Mojica Marins

July 8, 1963 (1963-07-08)

Running time

80 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese

My Destiny In Your Hands (Portuguese: Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos) is a 1963 Brazilian drama film written, directed by, and starring José Mojica Marins.^[1]^[2] Marins is also known by his alter ego Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe).

Synopsis

A husband comes home drunk and beats his wife. His son Carlito tries to defend his mother with a broomstick. The father turns to the boy menacingly and threatens "I'll kill you!". Terrified, the boy flees with four other young children, all poor and suffering abuse and exploitation at home by their families. The children try to live and survive life on the streets on the outskirts of São Paulo.

Carlito (Franquito), the eldest of them, plays guitar and sings to make money. Marins composed three of the ten songs composed for Carlito in the film.^[3]

Cast

Alvino Cassiano
Augusto de Cervantes
Carmem Marins
Delmo Demarcos
Franquito as Carlito
José Mojica Marins as the Father
Mário Lima
Nivaldo de Lima
Nilton Batista
Nivaldo Guimarães

References

^ "Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
^ "Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos" (in Portuguese). UOL.com. 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
^ Lion, Remier (2007). "Meu Destino em Tuas Mãos" (in Portuguese). Portal Braileiro de Cinema. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2010.