A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.
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| Selton Mello | ... | Lourenço | |
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Paula Braun | ... | Garconete |
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Paulo Alves | ... | PM 1 |
| Suzana Alves | ... | Samanta Rose (as Samanta Rose) | |
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Roberto Audio | ... | Homem da Flauta |
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Flavio Bauraqui | ... | Homem da Caixa de Música |
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Boi | ... | Mendigo |
| Alice Braga | ... | Garçonete Dois | |
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Calico | ... | Homem da Perna |
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Jorge Cerruti | ... | Homem do Olho de Vidro |
| Milhem Cortaz | ... | Encanador | |
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Thobias da Vai-Vai | ... | Caixa da lanchonete |
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Wolney de Assis | ... | Homem da Caneta |
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Estevan | ... | Homem do Autógrafo |
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Abrahão Farc | ... | Homem dos Soldadinhos |
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A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.
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23 March 2007 (Brazil) See more »Also Known As:
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BRL300,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Lourenço (Selton Mello) is a dealer that buys belongings of needy people by a lower price to profit reselling them. He is a deranged, cold and selfish man that sees people like objects for sale, exploiting their needs. When he meets the waitress of a cheap diner, he falls in love for her butt and does not know what to do when she shows affection for him. He believes that the smell of the sewer strainer of his bathroom is blurring his mind and is a gateway to hell, but refuses to pay for its repair. When a junkie client abused by the power of his money reacts, the world of the controller Lourenço begins to fall apart.
"O Cheiro do Ralo" is a weird and unpleasant tale of the insanity process of a man completely obsessed by the power of his money. The Kafkaesque story is intriguing but unfortunately goes nowhere and has a pointless end. Selton Mello, as usual, has a magnificent performance but the situations are repetitive and this low-budget Brazilian movie is too long. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Cheiro do Ralo" ("The Smell of the Sewer Strainer")