Country
France
Date
May 17, 2001
Note
Cannes Film Festival
Lying with faith is not always a sin.
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Virginia Cavendish | Rosinha |
| Bruno Garcia | Vicentão |
| Enrique Díaz | Joaquim Brejeiro |
| Maurício Gonçalves | Jesus Cristo / Emanuel |
| Aramis Trindade | Cabo 70 |
| Marco Nanini | Severino de Aracaju |
| Paulo Goulart | Major Antônio Moraes |
| Lima Duarte | Bispo |
Genres
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | O Auto da Compadecida |
| Lingua originale | Português (PT) |
| Lingue parlate | Latin, Português |
| Paesi di produzione | Brazil |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Lereby Produções, Globo Filmes, Estúdios Globo |
| Data di uscita | 15 settembre 2000 |
| Exec. Producer | Eduardo Figueira |
| Producer | Daniel Filho, Guel Arraes |
| Writer | Guel Arraes, Adriana Falcão, João Falcão, Ariano Suassuna |
| Editors | Ubiraci de Motta, Paulo Henrique Farias |
| Cinematography | Félix "Chango" Monti, Joaquim Torres, Pedro Serrão |
| Asst. Directors | Paola Pol Balloussier, Flávia Lacerda, Guel Arraes, Fernanda Borges |
| Camera Operators | Félix "Chango" Monti, Joaquim Torres, Pedro Serrão |
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| Add. Photography | Félix "Chango" Monti, Joaquim Torres, Pedro Serrão |
| Production Design | Lia Renha |
| Art Direction | Lia Renha |
| Set Decoration | Lia Renha |
| Visual Effects | Capy Ramazzina |
| Composer | Sérgio Campelo, Zezé d'Alice, Carlinhos Borges, João Falcão, José Moreau Louzeiro, Simone Petrillo, Carlos Cox |
| Sound | Zezé d'Alice, Carlinhos Borges, João Falcão, José Moreau Louzeiro, Simone Petrillo, Sérgio Campelo, Carlos Cox |
| Costume Design | Cao Albuquerque, Marlene Moura |
| Makeup | Marlene Moura, Cao Albuquerque |
| Hairstyling | Cao Albuquerque, Marlene Moura |
| Collezione | O Auto da Compadecida: Coleção |
| Incasso | 4.903.192 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Country
Brazil
Date
Sep 15, 2000
Certification
L
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