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A Dog's Will (2000) More at IMDbPro »O Auto da Compadecida (original title)

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Director:
Guel Arraes
Writers:
Guel Arraes
Adriana Falcão
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Release Date:
10 September 2000 (Brazil) See more »
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy See more »
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 Northeast Brazil town... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
7 wins & 2 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
A very funny movie, specially for Brazilians! See more (15 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
Matheus Nachtergaele ... João Grilo

Selton Mello ... Chicó
Rogério Cardoso ... Padre João
Denise Fraga ... Dora
Diogo Vilela ... Padeiro Eurico
Luís Melo ... Diabo
Virginia Cavendish ... Rosinha
Bruno Garcia ... Vicentão
Enrique Diaz ... Capanga
Maurício Gonçalves ... Jesus Cristo
Aramis Trindade ... Cabo Setenta
Marco Nanini ... Cangaceiro Severino
Lima Duarte ... Bispo

Fernanda Montenegro ... Compadecida
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Directed by
Guel Arraes 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Guel Arraes 
Adriana Falcão 
João Falcão 
Ariano Suassuna  play

Produced by
Guel Arraes .... producer
Eduardo Figueira .... executive producer
Daniel Filho .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Sá Grama 
 
Cinematography by
Félix Monti 
 
Film Editing by
Ubiraci de Motta  (as Ubiraci Motta)
Paulo Henrique Farias 
 
Production Design by
Lia Renha 
 
Art Direction by
Lia Renha 
 
Costume Design by
Cao Albuquerque 
 
Makeup Department
Alice Fonseca .... assistant makeup artist
Marlene Moura .... makeup department head
 
Production Management
Sylvia Ramos .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paola Bol Ballousier .... assistant director (as Paola Ballousier)
Flávia Lacerda .... assistant director
Tatiana Maciel .... trainee assistant director
 
Art Department
Moa Batsow .... art producer
Cláudio Domingos .... set designer
Erika Lovisi .... set designer
Luciane Nicolino .... assistant art director
Fernando Schmidt .... set designer
 
Sound Department
Roberto Casimiro .... sound recordist
Zezé d'Alice .... sound recordist
Rodrigo de Noronha .... pre-dub mixer
David Miranda .... sound mixer
Simone Petrillo .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Cláudio Braga .... special effects assistant
Sergio Farjalla Jr. .... weapon advisor
James Rothman .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Ariel Wollinger .... digital compositor
Ariel Wollinger .... digital effects artist
Ariel Wollinger .... film recording supervisor
 
Stunts
Claudimar Guimaraes .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Olivio Lima .... gaffer
Jefferson Miranda .... camera operator
Gilberto Otero .... camera operator
Erich Rittberger .... electrician
Pedro Serrão .... assistant camera
Joaquim Torres .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mauricio Carneiro .... assistant costume designer
 
Music Department
Neide Alves .... musician
Antônio Barreto .... musician
Frederica Burgeois .... musician
Gilberto Campello .... musician
Sérgio Campelo .... musician
Fábio Delicato .... musician
Thiago Fournier .... musician
Cláudio Moura .... musician
Jônatas Zacarias .... musician
 
Other crew
Fernanda Borges .... continuity
Henrique Castelo Branco .... location manager
Gustavo Nielebock .... production coordinator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"O Auto da Compadecida" - Brazil (original title)
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Runtime:
104 min
Country:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:R21 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating)
Filming Locations:
Cabaceiras, Paraíba, Brazil
Company:
Globo FilmesSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Edited from "O Auto da Compadecida" (1999)See more »
Soundtrack:
Caboclos de OrubáSee more »

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
A very funny movie, specially for Brazilians!, 16 August 2011
Author: jofilho from Bahia, Brazil

This movie is a film adaptation of a very funny and traditional Brazilian story. The actors are very good and the director created the perfect ambiance for the scenes. It's a movie about a very particular Brazilian way of life. You will not find at this movie big cities like São Paulo or Rio, or big forests like Amazon, nothing. You will find the Sertão: a deserted area in Brazil where a lot of people lives with few resources and needs to use the creativity to survive. Maybe, for non-Brazilians, the language can be a problem, because most of the jokes have some linguistic aspect. But this is not a very big problem. The film is funny for everybody and have a good message at the end.

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