Traffic

Traffic

Year: 1998

Runtime: 112 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: João Botelho

Comedy

Young Jesus goes with his parents (Rita Blanco, Adriano Luz) to a remote resort; his digging finds a drug stash, bringing wealth. Meanwhile an alcoholic actress, a philandering banker, an arms‑trade general, priests, politicians at all‑girl Julius Caesar, and beggars reciting a children's tale among a trash mound intersect in chaotic tale.

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