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What Daniel Rezende wants to convey with this film is that hate is not an incurable disease. Love is all that is needed to overcome it. The world is plunged into chaos. Community violence is rampant, would-be dictators occupy the positions of president and prime minister, the LGBTQ+ community still faces enormous difficulties in accepting its true identity in most countries, and hate speech is openly delivered at public gatherings and political rallies, while law enforcement is compromised. With The Son of a Thousand Men, Daniel Rezende points out that hate has always been present in our society. It is not a new disease. The film, adapted from Valter Hugo Mãe's novel of the same name, is set in the mid-20th century and doesn't look very different from our current reality.  Director: Daniel Rezende Writers: Duda Casoni, Valter Hugo Mãe, Daniel Rezende Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Rebeca Jamir, Miguel Martines A grandfather tells a boy to stay away from "effeminate men" and ...