João and the Knife

Name: João and the Knife
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1972
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5

1972 · 96 min

Drama · Crime

★ 6.5

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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.

Crew

Director George Sluizer
Writer George Sluizer
Director of Photography Jan de Bont

Cast

Jofre Soares
João
Ana Maria Miranda
Maria
J
João Augusto Azevedo
Judge
D
Douglas Santos
Zeferino
J
João Batista
Deodato
Á
Áurea Campos
Dona Ana

Crew

Director — George Sluizer
Writer — George Sluizer
Director of Photography — Jan de Bont

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