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A Dog's Will

8.4/10
TMDB1,262 votes
2000Original: Portuguese102 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cast: Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga

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About A Dog's Will

Lying with faith is not always a sin.

A Dog's Will (2000) is a film in the comedy, drama, fantasy, romance genres. Directed by Guel Arraes. The cast includes Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Rogério Cardoso.

Released
2000-09-15
Original language
Portuguese
Runtime
102 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Brazil
Production companies
Lereby Produções, Globo Filmes, Estúdios Globo
Directors
Guel Arraes
Writers
Guel Arraes, Adriana Falcão, João Falcão, Ariano Suassuna

A Dog's Will cast & characters

Audience reviews

8.4/10 from 1,262 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

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…

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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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What is A Dog's Will about?

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.

Who stars in A Dog's Will?

Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela. See the cast cards above for character names.

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