The Given Word

Year: 1962

Runtime: 98 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Anselmo Duarte

Drama

Zé, a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey, vows to Saint Bárbara that if the animal recovers he will carry a cross from his town to the church in the state capital. When the donkey heals, Zé undertakes the pilgrimage, reaches the church, but the priest refuses to accept the cross after learning why he made the promise.

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