Fresh
The Brazilian film Cinema, Aspirins and Vultures shows how a little imagination and a quality cinematographer can triumph over a poverty of means.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Marcelo Gomes Director
- João Miguel as Ranulpho
- Peter Ketnath as Johann
- Madalena Accioly as Mulher da Cobra
- Jeane Alves as Mulher Amamentando
- Veronica Cavalcanti as Maria da Paz
- Jorge Clésio as Funcionário dos Correios
- Daniela Câmara as Neide
- Lúcia do Acordeon as Sanfoneira
- Mano Fialho as Cacador
- Francisco Figueiredo as Rapaz na Estrada
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Fresh
The film is well worth seeing for its views of the parched wilderness of far-flung Brazil and its talkative depiction of an unlikely friendship.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
Marcelo Gomes makes an impressive if sober feature helming debut in Cinema, Aspirin and Vultures.
Deborah Young, Variety
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