João and the Knife (1972)

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. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

Directing:
  • George Sluizer

Writing:
  • Odylo Costa Filho
  • George Sluizer

Stars:
Release Date: 1972-04-01
  • Country: NL, BR
  • Language: Português
  • Runtime: 96
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