01 April 1972 Drama, Crime 96 mins
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.
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Jofre Soares as João
Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
João Augusto Azevedo as Judge
Douglas Santos as Zeferino
João Batista as Deodato
Áurea Campos as Dona Ana
George Sluizer Producer
Heitor Villa-Lobos Music
Tom Tholen Sound
George Sluizer Director
Juarez Dagoberto Costa Sound
George Sluizer Writer
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Brazil 23 August 1972
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