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O Grande Kilapy ()


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Zézé Gamboa's sardonic historical drama follows a good-hearted, apolitical con man who, on the eve of Angolan independence in the mid-1970s, pulls off a massive swindle at the expense of the Portuguese colonial administration.

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Joãozinho
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Pedro
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Raul
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Francisca
Buda Lira ...
Ernesto Lopes
Patrícia Bull ...
Rita
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Rui
Adriana Rabelo ...
Maria Antónia - Mitó
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Carmo
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Lola Valdez
Antonio Pitanga ...
Pai de Joãzinho
Maria Ceiça ...
Mãe de Joãozinho
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Alfredo
Carlos Paca ...
Zeca
Miguel Telmo ...
Engraxador
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Inspector PIDE
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Pide Lisboa
José Boavida ...
Funcionário Abílio
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Pide Luanda 1
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Pide Luanda 2
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Director Pide Luanda
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Artur
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Caboverdiano
Carla Regina ...
Beldade
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G.N.R.
Daniel Martinho ...
Presidente do Clube
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Homem do Restaurante de Luxo
Francisco Areosa ...
Militar
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Mulher Agência de Viagens
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Artur Jovem
Gisela João ...
Fadista
Ricardo Parreira ...
Guitarra Portuguesa
Pedro Soares ...
Viola
Carlos Sanches ...
Músicos Cabaret
Vitor Santos ...
Músicos Cabaret
Jorge Kaipas ...
Músicos Cabaret
Zézé N'Gambi ...
Músicos Cabaret
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Rapariga do Bar
Eduardo Dascar ...
Pide Luanda Avião / Bar
Tó Alexandre ...
Amigos de Lopes
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Lopes' Friend
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanessa Almeida ...
Prostitute
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Francisca (voice)
Suzana Borges ...
Maria Antónia - Mitó (voice)
Orlando Costa ...
Pai de Joãozinho (voice)
Miguel Coutinho
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Ernesto Lopes (voice)
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Mãe de Joãozinho (voice)

Directed by

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Zézé Gamboa

Written by

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Luís Alvarães ... (co-writer)
 
Luis Carlos Patraquim ... (writer)

Produced by

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Luís Alvarães ... executive producer
Franck-Nicolas Chelle ... co-producer
Anabela Cunha ... assistant producer
Tony Gamboa ... co-producer
Assunção Hernandes ... co-producer
Priscila Portella ... assistant producer
Fernando Vendrell ... delegate producer / producer

Music by

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David Linx ... (music by)
Diederik Wissels ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Mario Masini ... director of photography

Editing by

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Pascal Latil

Editorial Department

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Mónica Mota ... post-production assistant

Production Design by

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João Torres

Makeup Department

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Sano De Perpessac ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist

Production Management

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Pedro Bento ... production manager
Teresa Rafael ... assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Nuno Milagre ... first assistant director
Nádia Santos Henriques ... second assistant director
Yuri Scocuglia ... second assistant director

Sound Department

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Gita Cerveira ... location sound mixer
Hugo Leitão ... adr recording and editor / sound editor
Vladan Nedeljkov ... foley artist
Aleksandra Stojanovic ... foley artist

Special Effects by

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Pedro Rainho ... special effects technician

Stunts

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João Gaspar ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Artur Andrade ... electrician
Tiago Augusto ... second assistant camera
Robson Guimarães ... first assistant camera
Douglas Lacerda ... logger
João Pedro Plácido ... camera operator
Manuel Ramos ... key grip
João Rosas ... first assistant camera
Eberhard Schedl ... steadicam operator
Mário Soares ... gaffer

Casting Department

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José Bosco e Silva ... casting (as Bosco José E. Silva)

Additional Crew

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Bruno Adrião ... production assistant
Marta Araújo ... production assistant
Simao Braz Lopes ... production assistant
Nádia Correia ... production assistant
Ana Figueira ... production accountant

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • O Filho do Império (Portugal)
  • The Great Kilapy (Canada, English title)
  • Le Grand Kilapy (France)
  • Большая афера (Russia)
  • The Great Kilapy (Sweden)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia KILAPY - word of the Angolan dialect Kimbundu meaning coup, scheme, fraud, borrow without paying. See more »
Movie Connections References Goldfinger (1964). See more »
Soundtracks Lisboa à Noite See more »
Crazy Credits The end credits feature pictures of Portuguese leaving Angola after its independence See more »
Quotes Raul: You're the best. You left the criminal investigation detectives fuming. So come on, how do you do it? With your tongue? How do you do it, man? As much cunt as you want, the best cars, loads of friends. I'd like to do it as well. Who wouldn't. You must have something...
Joãozinho: Either you've got it or you haven't.
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