João and the Knife

Year: 1972

Runtime: 96 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: George Sluizer

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Defying warnings, a destitute elderly Brazilian marries a nineteen‑year‑old woman. Unable to father children, he goes to the interior to earn money for her. Returning home he learns she has a three‑year‑old daughter and he buys a knife. The suspenseful film blends ethnographic, adventurous and dramatic action, based on a poem by Odylo Costa Filho.

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