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    João and the Knife

    Drama
    Crime

    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. Suspense movie with a combination of ethnography, adventure and dramatic action, based on a poem by the Brazilian writer Odylo Costa Filho.

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    Release Date

    April 1, 1972

    Status

    Released

    Original Title

    A Faca e o Rio

    Runtime

    1h 36min

    Budget

    —

    Revenue

    —

    Language

    Portuguese

    Production Companies

    Sluizer FilmsRoberto Bakker Produções Cinematográficas