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7.6/10   806 votes
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Director:
Marcelo Gomes
Writers:
Karim Ainouz (writer)
Paulo Caldas (writer)
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Release Date:
19 April 2006 (France) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
Plot:
A road movie about a German man who went to the North East of Brazil in the 1942 to sell Aspirin. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
28 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Marcelo Gomes promises us more (10 total)

Cast

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João Miguel ... Ranulpho
Peter Ketnath ... Johann
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madalena Accioly ... Mulher da Cobra
Jeane Alves ... Mulher Amamentando
Daniela Câmara ... Neide
Veronica Cavalcanti ... Maria da Paz
Jorge Clésio ... Funcionário dos Correios
Lúcia do Acordeon ... Sanfoneira
Mano Fialho ... Caçador
Francisco Figueiredo ... Rapaz na Estrada
Paula Francinete ... Lindalva
Hermila Guedes ... Jovelina
Sandro Guerra ... Homem da Cobra
José Leite ... Dono do Restaurante
Nanego Lira ... Funcionário da Estação de Trem
Arilson Lopes ... Dono do Posto de Gasolina
Zezita Matos ... Mulher da Galinha
Osvaldo Mil ... Claudionor Assis
Fabiana Pirro ... Adelina
Rodrigo Riszla ... Stand in
Irandhir Santos ... Manoel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Movies, Aspirin and Vultures (International: English title) (literal title)
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Runtime:
99 min | Argentina:99 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
Brazil
Language:
German | Portuguese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Brazil:14 | Argentina:13
Filming Locations:
Cabaceiras, Paraíba, Brazil more
Company:
Dezenove Filmes more

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Trivia:
Brazil's official selection for the 2007 Academy Awards. more

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8 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Marcelo Gomes promises us, 21 August 2006
7/10
Author: Bob Taylor (bob998@sympatico.ca) from Canada

The road movie is such a hallowed genre; I always think of Easy Rider, Harry and Tonto, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Thelma and Louise, and many more. You can escape from something, or go toward something, and I think Ranulpho and Johann are doing both. Ranulpho is the grouchy, sensual Sancho Panza to Johann's cool, resourceful Quixote; they work very well together--excellent casting.

If the story is less than gripping (we don't feel the tension surrounding Johann's status as an enemy alien, and the war seems comically far away, despite the radio broadcasts), the direction is often very accomplished, and the locales are brought to life with great care. I want to see what Gomes can do in the future.

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