João and the Knife (1972) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Sluizer Films / Roberto Bakker Produções Cinematográficas /

April 1, 1972 1h 36m Netherlands Drama Portuguese More

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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.

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title：João and the Knife
status：Released
Release date： 1972
Runtime：1h 36m
Genres： Drama · Crime ·
Countries of origin： Netherlands · Brazil ·
Original Language： Portuguese ·
Director： George Sluizer /
Writers： George Sluizer · Odylo Costa Filho ·
Production companies： Sluizer Films · Roberto Bakker Produções Cinematográficas ·
Overview：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.