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.

Released April 1, 1972 96 min None+

Genres: Crime, Drama

Keywords: imdb.jungle, imdb.brazil, imdb.based-on-novel, aspectratio.2-35-1

Production Companies: Sluizer Films, Roberto Bakker Produções Cinematográficas

Country: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese