A Dog's Will

PT

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Sep, 2000

104 mins

8.4

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.

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badelf

8.0

August 15, 2023

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...

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O Auto da Compadecida - A Dog's Will TRAILER subtitled in English - link to film in the description
Nov 20, 2019

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