A Dog's Will

Name: A Dog's Will
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2000-09-15
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 8.414

★ 8,4 /10 (1,233 Votes)

2000 PT 104 min

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.

Release date

15/09/2000

Votes

1,233

Popularity

6.2

Lying with faith is not always a sin.

Genres

Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance

Status

Released

Original title

O Auto da Compadecida

Language

Runtime

104 min

Revenue

$4,903,192

Matheus Nachtergaele

João Grilo

Selton Mello

Chicó

Fernanda Montenegro

Compadecida

Rogério Cardoso

Padre João

Denise Fraga

Dora

Diogo Vilela

Eurico

Luís Melo

Diabo

Virginia Cavendish

Rosinha

Bruno Garcia

Vicentão

Enrique Díaz

Joaquim Brejeiro

Maurício Gonçalves

Jesus Cristo / Emanuel

Aramis Trindade

Cabo 70

Marco Nanini

Severino de Aracaju

Paulo Goulart

Major Antônio Moraes

Lima Duarte

Bispo

Original Soundtrack

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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 (an…

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