God Is Brazilian (Portuguese: Deus É Brasileiro) is a 2003 Brazilian fantasy comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Carlos Diegues, based on the short story O Santo que Não Acreditava em Deus by João Ubaldo Ribeiro. In the film, God, portrayed by Antônio Fagundes, decides to take a vacation and heads to Northeastern Brazil to find a saint as a replacement. Filming took place over the course of 64 days in the Brazilian states of Tocantins, Alagoas, Pernambuco and Rio de Janeiro.[1]
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| Portuguese | Deus É Brasileiro |
| Directed by | Carlos Diegues |
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| Based on | O Santo que Não Acreditava em Deus by João Ubaldo Ribeiro |
| Produced by | Renata Almeida Magalhães |
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| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Edited by | Sérgio Mekler |
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| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Budget | R$7 million[1] |
| Box office | R$10.6 million[2] |
Plot
Taoca, a part-time fisherman and small-time con artist, finds a man holding on to a buoy in the middle of the ocean. The man claims he is God, but Taoca doesn't believe him until he performs some miracles.
It seems God has decided to take a break and is searching for someone to temporarily take over. With Taoca, God travels the country in hopes of finding a new saint who is fit for the job. Along the way, they meet a woman, Madá, who joins the two in hopes they will take her to São Paulo, where her mother has died.
Eventually, the trio comes across a young man who appears to have the right qualifications, except he has no belief in a higher power.
Cast
- Antônio Fagundes as God
- Wagner Moura as Taoca
- Paloma Duarte as Madá
- Hugo Carvana as Quincas Batalha
- Stepan Nercessian as Baudelé
- Bruce Gomlevsky as Quinca das Mulas
- Castrinho as Goró
- Chico de Assis as Cezão
- Thiago Farias as Messias
- Susana Werner as Senhorita Agá
- Toni Garrido as São Pedro
