Summary
The lives of a macho butcher, his wife, a lonely waitress, a sadist and a flophouse manager intersect in Recife, Brazil.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+19)
Critics 40Audiences 59GoodWatch 50
Metascore40
IMDb6.7
Audience score61%
User score4.8
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for dramas, −6 min on the typical 109
typical 109103Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2002
August 14, 2002
24 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Portuguese
Original language
Made in
- Brazil
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 5
- Cláudio Assis Director, Story, Producer
- Cecília Araújo Continuity
- Julia Moraes First Assistant Director
- Tiago Delácio Assistant Director Trainee
- Karen Barros Continuity
Writing · 1
- Hilton Lacerda Writer
Production · 11
- Marcello Ludwig Maia Executive Producer
- Paulo Sacramento Producer, Executive Producer, Editor
- Maurício Targino Production Trainee
- Stella Zimmerman Casting Producer
- Camilo Cavalcante Casting Producer
- Sílvio Pinto Casting Producer
Camera · 7
- Walter Carvalho Still Photographer, Director of Photography
- Lula Carvalho First Assistant Camera
- Fernando Coster Other
- Sérgio Oliveira Other
- Bidu Still Photographer
- Gil Vicente Still Photographer
Sound · 5
- Lúcio Maia Music
- Jorge Du Peixe Music
- Ricardo Reis Sound Editor
- Louis Robin Other
- Pablo Lopes Music Editor
Art · 3
- Renata Pinheiro Art Direction, Production Design
- Carla Sarmento Graphic Designer
- Dani Vilela Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Andrea Monteiro Costume Design
- Paulo Ricardo Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- Sidão Nascimento Gaffer
- Fabão Nascimento Assistant Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Kapel Furman Special Effects, Makeup Effects
- Renato Galamba Video Assist Operator
- Cindy Duarte Set Production Assistant
- Pimenta Jr. Set Production Assistant
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