João and the Knife (1972)
Synopsis
Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.
Release Date: 1972-04-01
Runtime: 96 minutes
Director: George Sluizer
Top Cast
- Jofre Soares as João
- Ana Maria Miranda as Maria
- João Augusto Azevedo as Judge
- Douglas Santos as Zeferino
- João Batista as Deodato
- Áurea Campos as Dona Ana
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