Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
Acting
Pedro Cardoso's unhinged devotion burns through every frame.
Writing
Script walks the razor's edge between prophet and madman.
Production
Rio's elite spaces feel spiritually claustrophobic and hollow.
Director
Cláudio Torres
Pedro Cardoso
Célio Rocha
Miguel Falabella
Otávio Sabóia
Fernanda Montenegro
D. Isaura
Camila Pitanga
Soninha
Fernando Torres
Justo
Stênio Garcia
Acácio
Enrique Díaz
Moraes
Jean Pierre Noher
Gutierrez
Mauro Mendonça
Noronha
Tony Tornado
Tonelada
Lúcio Mauro
Tísico
Lúcio Andrey
Meio-Kilo
Babu Santana
Júnior
Rogério Fróes
Dr. Soares
Paulo Goulart
Ministro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Cláudio Torres adapted this from his own novel, reflecting Brazil's complex relationship with Catholic guilt and new-money corruption in the early 2000s.
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