A Dog's Will (2000)
A Dog's Will (2000)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Matheus Nachtergaele
João Grilo
Selton Mello
Chicó
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
Fernanda Montenegro
Nossa Senhora
Guel Arraes
Writer / Director / Producer
Adriana Falcão
Writer
Daniel Filho
Associate Producer
João Falcão
Writer / Music Producer
Eduardo Figueira
Executive Producer
Lia Renha
Art Direction
Félix Monti
Director of Photography
Cao Albuquerque
Costumer
Andrea Comodo
Production Director
Flávia Lacerda
Assistant Director
Paola Pol Balloussier
Assistant Director
Pedro Serrão
Assistant Camera
Marlene Moura
Makeup Artist
Fernanda Borges
Continuity
Zezé d'Alice
Sound
Capy Ramazzina
Visual Effects
Andrea Imperatore
Casting Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 15, 2000
Original NameO Auto da Compadecida
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Box Office$4,903,192
Genres
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Wiki.
A Dog's Will (Portuguese: O Auto da Compadecida, lit. 'The Compassionate Woman's Play', the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of some other of Suassuna's plays, The Ghost and the Sow and Torture of a Heart. The film stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro, with Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela, Marco Nanini, Lima Duarte and Luís Melo in supporting roles.
A sequel, O Auto da Compadecida 2, was released in Brazil on 25 December 2024, with Nachtergaele and Mello reprising their roles.
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