A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
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Guel Arraes
Paola Pol Balloussier
Flávia Lacerda
Fernanda Borges
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This film is deeply steeped in Brazilian culture, which may make it inaccessible to some. It's based on a play by Ariano Suassuna, who made his life's mission to preserve Brazilian culture. If you're put off by the surrealistic religion scenes, keep in mind that this spiritualism was still firmly anchored in Brazil in 2000, along with the mash-up of African beliefs - candomblé. I loved the Laurel-and-Hardy style of comedy. The film was not short on laughs. The actors' comedic timing is spot on. The direction is totally in the style of the 20th century comedic soaps (novelas), which were (and maybe still are) wildly popular there.
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The directors of A Dog's Will are Guel Arraes, Paola Pol Balloussier, Flávia Lacerda, and Fernanda Borges.
The cast of A Dog's Will includes Maurício Gonçalves as Jesus Cristo / Emanuel, Luís Melo as Diabo, Matheus Nachtergaele as João Grilo, Marco Nanini as Severino de Aracaju, Selton Mello as Chicó, Virginia Cavendish as Rosinha, Enrique Díaz as Joaquim Brejeiro, Fernanda Montenegro as Compadecida, Rogério Cardoso as Padre João, Denise Fraga as Dora, Diogo Vilela as Eurico, Lima Duarte as Bispo, and more.
The duration of A Dog's Will is 1h 44 mins.
Yes. You can watch the A Dog's Will trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
A Dog's Will was released on 15 Sep 2000.
A Dog's Will is listed under Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, and Romance on Fanbiz.
A Dog's Will has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 8.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "This film is deeply steeped in Brazilian culture, which may make it inaccessible to some. It's based on a play by Ariano Suassuna, who made his life's mission to preserve Brazil..."
