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A Dog's Will(Movie, 2000)

Original title: "O Auto da Compadecida" (Portuguese/PT)
1h 44min | Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A Dog's WillRating: 4.2/5 (with 479479 votes)
A Dog's Will (Portuguese: O Auto da Compadecida, literally "The Compassionate Woman's Play", the woman being the Virgin Mary) is a 2000 Brazilian fantasy comedy film directed by Guel Arraes, who co-wrote the screenplay with Adriana Falcão and João Falcão. It is based on a similarly named play by Ariano Suassuna, with elements of some other of Suassuna's plays, The Ghost and the Sow and Torture of a Heart. A sequel is confirmed for 2024 and features the return of Matheus Nachtergaele and Selton Mello in the roles of João Grilo and Chicó, respectively. ()
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About A Dog's Will

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small 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.

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O Auto da Compadecida - A Dog's Will Trailer subtitled in English - link to film in the description(Trailer, 2:36)

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Additional Information

Production country: Brazil
Original language: Portuguese (PT)
Spoken languages: Portuguese (PT)
Translated into 16 languages: Czech (CS), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/15/2000
Appearing Characters: Chicó
Director: Guel Arraes
Screenwriter: Adriana Falcão
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Kutyaper"
"Testament psa"
"Ауто о сострадании"
"En hunds testamente"
Keywords: brazilian
Revenue: 4,903,192 USD

2 movies in the Collection

2000 A Dog's Will
2024 A Dog's Will 2 ("O Auto da Compadecida 2")

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