Fresh
The Brazilian film Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures shows how a little imagination and a quality cinematographer can triumph over a poverty of means.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Overview
1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.
Director and cast
- Marcelo Gomes Director
- Peter Ketnath as Johann
- João Miguel as Ranulpho
- Mano Fialho as Caçador
- Francisco Figueiredo as Rapaz na Estrada
- Arilson Lopes as Dono do Posto de Gasolina
- José Leite as Dono do Restaurante
- Zezita Matos as Mulher da Galinha
- Hermila Guedes as Jovelina
- Sandro Guerra as Homem da Cobra
- Madalena Accioly Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film is well worth seeing for its views of the parched wilderness of far-flung Brazil and its talkative depiction of an unlikely friendship.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Marcelo Gomes makes an impressive if sober feature helming debut in Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures.
Deborah Young, Variety
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