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A Dog's Will

Original title: O Auto da Compadecida
  • 20002000
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
15K
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A Dog's Will (2000)
João Grilo and Chicó are two very poor and clever Brazilian Northeasterners who struggle for survival and trick people to get by. After meeting the wealthy Rosinha, both hope to finally strive in life, but their plans are interrupted by the arrival of an outlaw.
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ComedyDramaFantasy
Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.Follows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
15K
YOUR RATING
    • Guel Arraes
  • Writers
    • Guel Arraes
    • Adriana Falcão
    • João Falcão
  • Stars
    • Matheus Nachtergaele
    • Selton Mello
    • Rogério Cardoso
    • Guel Arraes
  • Writers
    • Guel Arraes
    • Adriana Falcão
    • João Falcão
  • Stars
    • Matheus Nachtergaele
    • Selton Mello
    • Rogério Cardoso
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    • 33User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Fernanda Montenegro and Maurício Gonçalves in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Matheus Nachtergaele and Marco Nanini in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Fernanda Montenegro and Maurício Gonçalves in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Luís Melo in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Matheus Nachtergaele in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Rogério Cardoso, Lima Duarte, and Matheus Nachtergaele in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Guel Arraes in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Guel Arraes and Matheus Nachtergaele in A Dog's Will (2000)
    Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, and Matheus Nachtergaele in A Dog's Will (2000)
    A Dog's Will (2000)
    A Dog's Will (2000)
    Fernanda Montenegro, Selton Mello, and Matheus Nachtergaele in A Dog's Will (2000)

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    Matheus Nachtergaele
    • João Grilo
    Selton Mello
    Selton Mello
    • Chicó
    Rogério Cardoso
    Rogério Cardoso
    • Padre João
    Denise Fraga
    • Dora
    Diogo Vilela
    • Padeiro Eurico
    Luís Melo
    • Diabo
    Virginia Cavendish
    Virginia Cavendish
    • Rosinha
    Bruno Garcia
    • Vicentão
    Enrique Diaz
    • Cangaceiro
    Maurício Gonçalves
    • Jesus Cristo
    Aramis Trindade
    • Cabo Setenta
    Marco Nanini
    Marco Nanini
    • Capitão Severino de Aracaju
    Paulo Goulart
    Paulo Goulart
    • Major Antônio Moraes
    Lima Duarte
    Lima Duarte
    • Bispo
    Fernanda Montenegro
    Fernanda Montenegro
    • A Compadecida
      • Guel Arraes
    • Writers
      • Guel Arraes
      • Adriana Falcão
      • João Falcão
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    • Trivia
      This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd, which has lead to much controversy and debate among the Letterboxd community.
    • Quotes

      Chicó: I do not know, i just know that was this way.

    • Connections
      Edited from A Dog's Will (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Caboclos de Orubá
      Written by Sá Grama

      Performed by Sérgio Campelo, Gilberto Campello, Jônatas Zacarias, Antônio Barreto,

      Frederica Burgeois, Cláudio Moura, Fábio Delicato, Neide Alves and Thiago Fournier

      Arranged and Produced by Sá Grama

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    10/10
    This movie is about survival
    O Auto da compadecida is comedy about survival, we saw the things through the eyes of João and Chicó, both of them represent a great part of a invisible Brazil, poor and simple people that do everything to survive, we saw that even in the poor places there will have a huge social inequality. To survive this people even have to fool the Devil.
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    • Oct 12, 2020

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    • Release date
      • September 10, 2000 (Brazil)
      • Brazil
      • Portuguese
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Cabaceiras, Paraíba, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Globo Filmes
      • Lereby Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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