Rodrigo Santoro On Starring In Netflix’s ‘The Son of a Thousand Men'

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix ’s latest Brazilian movie is The Son of a Thousand Men , an adaptation of Valter Hugo Mãe’s novel (‘O Filho de Mil Homens’ in Portuguese). It tells the story of Crisóstomo, a fisherman who has lived outside of mainstream society and dreams of having a son. His life duly changes when he meets Camilo, played by Miguel Martines, an orphan boy whom he fosters. Brazilian star Rodrigo Santoro ( 300 , Love Actually ) sat down with Deadline to talk about playing Crisóstomo, and writer-director Daniel Rezende tells us about the penning the screenplay and directing.

DEADLINE: Daniel, this is not an easy novel to adapt, what was your approach?

DANIEL REZENDE: I heard from a lot of people that it is a book that’s impossible to adapt because of the way Valter Hugo