After being forced into a marriage and enduring a humiliating work routine in the hands of his father-in-law, Zé Araújo becomes the mythical Ojuara, an unconventional hero devoted to debauchery.
Acting
Marcos Palmeira's transformation from broken man to mythic trickster.
Direction
Moacyr Góes blends horror, comedy, and regional authenticity.
Production
Vivid Northeastern Brazilian setting becomes a character itself.
Director
Moacyr Góes
Marcos Palmeira
Zé Araújo "Ojuara"
Flávia Alessandra
Mãe de Pantanha
Fernanda Paes Leme
Genifer
Lívia Falcão
Dualiba
Antônio Pitanga
Preto Velho
Leandro Firmino
Zé Pretinho
Otto
Zé Tabacão
Antônio Pompêo
Chico Rabelê
Sérgio Mamberti
Coronel Ruzivelto
Renato Consorte
Turco Salim
Lúcio Mauro
José Maria
Waldir Onofre
Pedro Bala
Rui Rezende
Sesyom
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film draws heavily from cordel literature—cheaply printed folk poetry sold at Brazilian Northeastern markets, full of outlaws and moral ambiguity. Ojuara is basically a cordel protagonist let loose in cinema.
Marcos Palmeira reportedly spent months in rural Pernambuco absorbing mannerisms from actual residents, blurring whether Ojuara is performed or channeled.
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