The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
120 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcelo GomesDirector
- Tomaz Alves de SouzaOriginal Music Composer
- Lamartine BaboOriginal Music Composer
- Karim AïnouzWriter
- Marcelo GomesWriter
- Paulo CaldasWriter
- João MiguelWriter
Cast
- Peter KetnathJohann
- João MiguelRanulpho
- Mano FialhoCaçador
- Francisco FigueiredoRapaz na Estrada
- Arilson LopesDono do Posto de Gasolina
- José LeiteDono do Restaurante
- Zezita MatosMulher da Galinha
- Hermila GuedesJovelina
- Sandro GuerraHomem da Cobra
- Madalena AcciolyMulher da Cobra
- Osvaldo MilClaudionor Assis
- Irandhir SantosManoel