The End and the Beginning
2006, Portuguese. Directed by Eduardo Coutinho.
A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands in search of people with stories to tell. In the town of São João do Rio Peixe, they discover the Araçás Farm, a rural community where 86 families live, the majority connected by family ties. Thanks to the mediation of a young woman from Araçás, the residents – consisting mostly of elderly people – tell their life stories, marked by popular Catholicism, hierarchy, a sense of family and honor. A world on the verge of disappearing.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 1 March 2006
- Original title
- O Fim e o Princípio
- Country
- Brazil
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The End and the Beginning runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The End and the Beginning isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 2006. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The End and the Beginning?
The End and the Beginning (2006) was directed by Eduardo Coutinho.