Fresh
With Mello, Dhalia has a central performance mixing vulnerability and mischief that keeps the film centered and never less than engaging.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Overview
A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals – as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.
Director and cast
- Heitor Dhalia Director
- Selton Mello as Lourenço
- Paula Braun as Garçonete
- Alice Braga as Nova Garçonete
- Lourenço Mutarelli as Segurança
- Fabiana Gugli as Noiva
- Sílvia Lourenço as Viciada
- Milhem Cortaz as Encanador
- Xico Sá as Homem do Gênio na Garrafa
- Zemanuel Piñero as O Homem do revolver
- Flávio Bauraqui as Homem da Caixa de Música
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