João and the Knife

Released
1972
1h 36min
1 votes
DramaCrime

Synopsis

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. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

Détails techniques

Titre original

A Faca e o Rio

Langue originale

PT

Langues parlées

Portuguese

Production

Compagnies de production

Sluizer Films

Roberto Bakker Produções Cinematográficas

Pays de production

Netherlands

Brazil

Distribution & Équipe

Photo de Jofre Soares, qui joue João dans João and the Knife

Jofre Soares

João

Photo de Ana Maria Miranda, qui joue Maria dans João and the Knife

Ana Maria Miranda

Maria

Photo de João Augusto Azevedo, qui joue Judge dans João and the Knife

João Augusto Azevedo

Judge

Photo de Douglas Santos, qui joue Zeferino dans João and the Knife

Douglas Santos

Zeferino

Photo de João Batista, qui joue Deodato dans João and the Knife

João Batista

Deodato

Photo de Áurea Campos, qui joue Dona Ana dans João and the Knife

Áurea Campos

Dona Ana

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