A Dog's Will

Lying with faith is not always a sin.

8.420001h 44mReleased

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

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.

StatusReleased

Release Date2000-09-15

Runtime1h 44m

LanguagesLatinPortuguês

CountriesBrazil

Revenue$4,903,192

Keywords

based on play or musical

hilarious

O Auto da Compadecida: Coleção

2 Films

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A Dog's Will

2000

The Rogue's Trial

2024

Videos

1 total

Trailer

O Auto da Compadecida - A Dog's Will TRAILER subtitled in English - link to film in the description

Cast & Crew

Matheus Nachtergaele

as João Grilo

Selton Mello

as Chicó

Fernanda Montenegro

as Compadecida

Rogério Cardoso

as Padre João

Denise Fraga

as Dora

Diogo Vilela

as Eurico

Luís Melo

as Diabo

Virginia Cavendish

as Rosinha

Bruno Garcia

as Vicentão

Enrique Díaz

as Joaquim Brejeiro

Reviews

badelf

Aug 15, 2023

8/10

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 o…

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