João and the Knife

1h 36m
DramaCrime
6

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife.

Cast

Jofre Soares
João
Ana Maria Miranda
Maria
João Augusto Azevedo
Judge
Douglas Santos
Zeferino
João Batista
Deodato
Áurea Campos
Dona Ana

Crew

George Sluizer
Director, Writer, Producer
Odylo Costa Filho
Novel
Jan Dop
Editor
Jan de Bont
Director of Photography
Tom Tholen
Sound
Juarez Dagoberto Costa
Sound
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Music
Virgílio Costa
Art Direction

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