A Dog's Will (2000)
O Auto da Compadecida
Lying with faith is not always a sin.
2000-09-15 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance · 102 min
Directed by Guel Arraes
Overview
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
Cast
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Matheus Nachtergaele
João Grilo
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Selton Mello
Chicó
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Fernanda Montenegro
Compadecida
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Rogério Cardoso
Padre João
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Denise Fraga
Dora
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Diogo Vilela
Eurico
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Luís Melo
Diabo
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Virginia Cavendish
Rosinha
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Bruno Garcia
Vicentão
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Enrique Díaz
Joaquim Brejeiro
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Maurício Gonçalves
Jesus Cristo / Emanuel
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Aramis Trindade
Cabo 70
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Marco Nanini
Severino de Aracaju
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Paulo Goulart
Major Antônio Moraes
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Lima Duarte
Bispo
Crew
- Director
- Guel Arraes
- Director of Photography
- Félix "Chango" Monti
- Editor
- Paulo Henrique Farias
- Editor
- Ubiraci de Motta
- Original Music Composer
- Sérgio Campelo
- Producer
- Guel Arraes
- Story
- Ariano Suassuna
- Writer
- João Falcão
- Writer
- Guel Arraes
- Writer
- Adriana Falcão
Details
- Revenue
- $4,903,192
- IMDb
- tt0271383
- TMDB
- 40096
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Reviews
badelf · ★ 8 · 2023-08-15
This film is deeply steeped in Brazilian culture, which may make it inaccessible to some. It's based on a play by Ariano Suassuna, who made his life's mission to preserve Brazilian culture. If you're put off by the surrealistic religion scenes, keep in mind that this spiritualism was still firmly anchored in Brazil in 2000, along with the mash-up of African beliefs - candomblé. I loved the Laurel-and-Hardy style of comedy. The film was not short on laughs. The actors' comedic timing is spot on. The direction is totally in the style of the 20th century comedic soaps (novelas), which were (and maybe still are) wildly popular there.
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