我們母女倆的交換日記

澤澤是一個過於敏感的早熟小男生，出生在巴西里約熱內盧的一個貧苦家庭，家裡有工作遲遲無著落的待業爸爸、整天忙著打工貼補家用的媽媽、兩個姊姊和一個哥哥以及最寶貝的小弟弟。因為家裡很窮，所以上學時書包裡常常沒有午餐，聖誕夜的晚餐桌上只有土司和咖啡；因為爸媽無暇管教，所以故意為非作惡引起他們注意，結果卻只換來一頓毒打。5歲那年搬了一次家，澤澤在後院「馴養」了一棵小小的甜橙樹，那是唯一願意傾聽他的快樂與煩惱的密友。同年夏天，澤澤認識了一個脾氣古怪的葡萄牙老人，他的小世界忽然有了真正的溫暖…。

改編自巴西小說家約瑟德維斯康塞羅的同名自傳性小說，這是作者在48歲時寫給5歲自己的信。信紙微微泛黃，回憶有些氤氳，纖細敏感的孩子憑藉豐富的想像力，找到對文學和寫作的興趣，找到了成長的出口。馬可斯伯恩史坦將澤澤的卑微與驕傲、憂愁和喜樂化為不可思議的影像，在大銀幕上創造出比美《南方野獸樂園》的詩意奇觀，獻給所有和澤澤同樣有著秘密童年的少年少女們，獻給每個心中有棵屬於自己獨一無二甜橙樹的人。

José, a 5-year-old boy is being raised in a poor family with many brothers and sisters in Rio de Janeiro. José is sensitive, precocious, and is a talented young storyteller, but also a naughty boy plays all sorts of pranks on his neighbours and friends. Things worsen when his dad loses his job. His mom is exhausted from her extra shifts. A Portuguese old man called Manuel Valadares, who help him learn how to read and write. When moving houses, José finds a little tree of sweet orange in the backyard, he becomes its friend once he discovers he can actually communicate with the tree.