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Release, runtime and language
1980 · 98 mins · Portuguese
Directed by
Antônio Calmon
Starring
Ary Fontoura, Otávio Augusto, Anselmo Vasconcelos, Rejane Medeiros, Jece Valadão, Paulo Villaça

Zionists hire a hitman to kill a Nazi war criminal hiding in a Latin‑American country protected by its dictator. It mixes gunfire, sex scenes, odd tortures, a cocaine‑addicted priest, a contemptuous hero and a timid colonel who loves a male prostitute. Though a product of its era with some objectionable content, it remains largely un‑crass.

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