João and the Knife
Original title: A Faca e o Rio
6.5(2)19721h 36mPT
Directed by George Sluizer
Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t give her any children, he moves to the interior to make money, so she will at least have a good life. When he returns, he is told she has a three-year-old daughter. He buys himself a knife.
