If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

1920s. Vitalino, a small farmer from São Vicente sees his father die of the epidemic which decimated the country. Some years later, of all the brothers, Vitalino is the strongest and takes his father’s place in the house. But the village is too small for his aspirations and he decides to head to Brazil, leaving his sisters in charge of the household. In parallel with Vitalino’s story, If I Were a Thief… I’d Steal portrays the world of Paulo Rocha rummaging through his films and ghosts over the years.

• Paulo RochaDirector
• Regina GuimarãesScreenplay
• Paulo RochaScreenplay
• João VianaScreenplay

• Luís Miguel CintraVitalino
• Chandra MalatitchYoung Vitalino
• Isabel RuthCast
• Lima DuarteCast
• Márcia BreiaCast
• Joana BárciaCast
• Carla ChambelCast
• Raquel DiasAninhas
• Miguel MoreiraCast
• Paulo RochaCast
• João Pedro VazCast
• Jorge MotaVelho