Caixa Dois (2007)

Fishy businessman deposits some money in his secretary's (and lover) account. But a typing mistake sends the money to an honest woman's account, whose husband had just been fired.

Director:

Bruno Barreto

Writers:

Márcio Alemão, Juca de Oliveira (play)

Stars:

Giovanna Antonelli, Nilton Bicudo, João Bresser

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Giovanna Antonelli	...	Ângela
Nilton Bicudo	...	Zenon
João Bresser	...	Finelli
Daniel Dantas	...	Roberto
Marina de Sabrit	...	Anésia
Thiago Fragoso	...	Henrique
Cássio Gabus Mendes	...	Romeiro
Francisco Gaspar	...	Pedinte
Maurycio Madruga	...	Mordomo
Phil Miler	...	Manoel - Português
Márcio Mussarela	...	César
Zedu Neves	...	Carlão
Robson Nunes	...	Capilé
Caru Pesciotto	...	Janice
Zezé Polessa	...	Angelina

Storyline

The corrupt banker and owner of the Banco Federal Luiz Fernando negotiates a slush fund of fifty-million Reais (twenty million dollar) with the corrupt businessman Carlão. His graduated in Harvard assessor Romeiro receives a provisional check from Carlão to be exchanged by a deposit in Switzerland in the afternoon. Meanwhile the naive middle-class bank manager of Banco Federal Roberto is proud of his twenty-five years of service working in the bank and worships Luiz Fernando. Together with his wife and teacher Angelina, they are paying a bank loan to buy their house and support their only son Henrique (Thiago Fragoso) in the university. When Carlão has a stroke and is interned in deep coma, Luiz Fernando invites his secretary Ângela, who is Henrique's girlfriend, to be his figurehead and use her bank account to deposit the dirty check. In return, he would pay seven hundred thousand Reais to her. Ângela accepts the bribe, but Romeiro commits a mistake and deposits the check in ...

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Plot Keywords:

corruption | brazil | bank | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Brazil]

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

6 April 2007 (Brazil)

Also Known As:

Caja dos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Globo Filmes, Luiz Carlos Barreto Produções Cinematográficas, Movi&Art

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

LIght and very funny

If you look for a movie which is light and can make you laugh a lot, "Caixa Dois" is a good choice. It is very well elaborated, the casting is excellent and the story flows quickly and we don't feel the time passing. It is based on a play of a great Brazilian actor and writer Juca de Oliveira. Juca has a long experience on theater playing and also TV novels. The story is interesting and deals with the problem of corruption in all levels of the society. But speaks in a funny way so that we can see it until the end which arrives quickly because it hold us all the time. For me, it is the best Bruno Barreto's film since "O Que É Isso, Companheiro". Brazilian films must also be like "Caixa Dois" and not only show the poverty and misery of the people or deal only with surrealistic themes. "Caixa Dois" is a film to get a message, to delight and to make believe that movies are this: something also for fun, not only for to be subject of long philosophical discussions. My note is ten.