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João and the Knife

6.519721h 36mMovieDramaCrime

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.

DirectorGeorge Sluizer
WriterGeorge Sluizer
ProducerGeorge Sluizer

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Cast · Directed by George Sluizer

JSJofre Soares
Jofre Soares
João
AMAna Maria Miranda
Ana Maria Miranda
Maria
JA
João Augusto Azevedo
Judge
DS
Douglas Santos
Zeferino
JB
João Batista
Deodato
ÁC
Áurea Campos
Dona Ana

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