A Dog's Will (2000)
Original title: O Auto da Compadecida
A Dog's Will is a 2000 Portuguese-language comedy movie directed by Guel Arraes, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello and Fernanda Montenegro.
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
Cast
- Matheus Nachtergaele as João Grilo
- Selton Mello as Chicó
- Fernanda Montenegro as Compadecida
- Rogério Cardoso as Padre João
- Denise Fraga as Dora
- Diogo Vilela as Eurico
- Luís Melo as Diabo
- Virginia Cavendish as Rosinha
- Bruno Garcia as Vicentão
- Enrique Díaz as Joaquim Brejeiro
- Maurício Gonçalves as Jesus Cristo / Emanuel
- Aramis Trindade as Cabo 70